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How the West Can Match Russia in Drone Innovation
Commentary
The war in Ukraine is pushing innovation on both sides to the limit, forcing the adversaries to adapt and adopt the latest in military and civilian technologies for combat....
By Samuel Bendett & Jane Pinelis
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Roles and Implications of AI in the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict
Commentary
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a significant asset in the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Specifically, it has become a key data analysis tool that helps oper...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russian Military Debates AI Development and Use
Commentary
Ultimately, Russia’s military performance in Ukraine and the Ukrainian military’s adoption of new and emerging technologies may likewise inform the domestic debate on the use ...
By Samuel Bendett
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Bureaucrat’s Gambit: Why Is Dmitry Rogozin Sending Russian Uncrewed Ground Vehicles to Ukraine—and Does It Matter?
Commentary
The Marker’s appearance in the Donbas ahead of other, much larger and heavier vehicles may be more a reflection of a crafty former bureaucrat with the right connections than a...
By Samuel Bendett
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To Robot or Not to Robot? Past Analysis of Russian Military Robotics and Today's War in Ukraine
Commentary
Enabling technology like unmanned aerial vehicles are in fact a significant part of how Russia fights today in Ukraine, underscoring that this capability is pivotal to the Rus...
By Samuel Bendett
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Russia’s Artificial Intelligence Boom May Not Survive the War
Commentary
The gap between Russian military aspirations for high-tech warfare of the future and the actual conduct of war today is becoming clear....
By Samuel Bendett
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The Dangers of Potential Russian Counter-UAV Technology Exports to Latin America
Commentary
The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology has proliferated globally, resulting in myriad uses, both military and civilian. With the steady rise in non-military uses comes t...
By Samuel Bendett
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The Resilience of Sino-Russian High-Tech Cooperation
Commentary
While Russia and China are signing joint agreements to develop high-tech research centers and initiatives, the outlook is more complex beneath the surface....
By Samuel Bendett & Elsa B. Kania
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Robots in Action: How a Pandemic Affects the Future Face of the Armed Forces
Commentary
With COVID-19 restrictions in place to safeguard human lives, using “substitute” technologies has never been more important....
By Samuel Bendett
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Putin Takes Another Step in Bid to Control Russia’s Internet
Commentary
As Vladimir Putin pushes ahead with a plan to create a domestic internet he can control, his government is concentrating more regulatory authority in Roskomnadzor, the interne...
By Justin Sherman & Samuel Bendett
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Russia’s AI Quest is State-Driven — Even More than China’s. Can It Work?
Commentary
More than Western governments and even more than China’s, the Russian government is trying to position itself as a facilitator of innovation in artificial intelligence, the te...
By Samuel Bendett
