Drones

Cole in War on the Rocks on the US need for an algorithmic warfare group

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Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow August Cole writes on the need for an Algorithmic Warfare Group in War on the Rocks.

Nurkin at ITSS Verona on the implications of artificial intelligence for drone technology

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Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Tate Nurkin on how artificial intelligence will affect the use of military drones.

Preble in the Washington Examiner: The US drone program has psychological costs

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On September 21, Christopher Preble was quoted in a Washington Examiner article on lawmakers reactions to the 10 civilian deaths caused by a US drone strike on August 29 in Kabul. “There’s obviously cost paid by the people on the ground,” Preble said. “And there’s a psychological effect on the American servicemen and women who […]

Slavin joined VOA Russian to discuss the latest US strikes in Syria and Iraq

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Grieco in International Politics: Can drones coerce?

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On June 14, Grieco was featured in International Politics, in which she coauthored an article with J. Wesley Hutto analyzing the coercive effect of remote warfare. “While drone technologies can effectively degrade organizational capabilities and impose significant costs, they complicate the tasks of signaling clear and credible threats and assurances of restraint. Persistent surveillance combined […]

Cole’s “Burn In” named to best sci-fi of 2020 list by Polyon

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Polygon, a video game publication, named Burn In, co-authored by Forward Defense non-resident senior fellow August Cole, to its top sci-fi and fantasy books of 2020. Burn In is a thriller at the intersection of robotics, artificial intelligence, and security.

Nurkin in Defense News on loyal wingman technology

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Forward Defense non-resident senior fellow Tate Nurkin writes in Defense News on the importance of advancing loyal wingman technology.