From the invention of the machine-gun, to the proliferation of nuclear weapons, to the use of armed drones, technological advances in war craft have transformed geopolitical rivalries and the great power relations in international affairs. Today, experts believe we are sitting on the cusp of new and revolutionary forms of conflict and weaponry that shift our focus from the battlefields and borders of states, upwards to space, and downwards into the data of digital and quantum worlds. As humans become more reliant on semi-autonomous or autonomous systems, will war become easier or more difficult to control and prevent? How will war transform, and will it remain an extension of 鈥榩olitics by other means?鈥� As we consider what these developments will mean for the prospects of global peace and stability, this Global Insights panel anticipates and debates 鈥楾he Future of Peace and Conflict: Nuclear Arms, Space and Killer Robots鈥�.
Panelists
, Deputy Director, Open Nuclear Network
, Director of the Center for Security Innovation and New Technology, American University
, Senior Researcher, Project Ploughshares
, Senior Researcher, Project Ploughshares
Moderated by , Director, Balsillie School of International Affairs
