technology

SWJ Book Review − Power to the People: How Open Technological Innovation is Arming Tomorrow’s Terrorists

ZFTWARNING — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 02:02:27 +0000

SWJ Book Review − Power to the People: How Open Technological Innovation is Arming Tomorrow’s Terrorists ZFTWARNING Fri, 01/27/2023 - 9:02pm

Review of "Power to the People: How Open Technological Innovation is Arming Tomorrow’s Terrorists" by Audrey Kurth Cronin

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The Battle of the World’s Most Advanced Microchips

Riley.C.Murray — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 09:41:14 +0000

The Battle of the World’s Most Advanced Microchips Riley.C.Murray Tue, 09/28/2021 - 5:41am

Geopolitics determines the type of cell phone you carry, the car you drive, and the computer you use. The all-consuming power of nation-state actor rivalries in the international arena shapes the structural paradigm that drives trade and politics. This is the invisible hand of the global economy. And so it goes with China, microprocessors, and American national security.

Technology Adoption: Are we too late to the party?

ZFTWARNING — Sun, 18 Jul 2021 22:08:37 +0000

Technology Adoption: Are we too late to the party? ZFTWARNING Sun, 07/18/2021 - 6:08pm

NATO and the West are experiencing a reversed kind of revolution in military affairs (RMA). Today’s new technologies bear far-reaching implications beyond the conduct of war. In the past, revolutions in military spilled from the battlefield to the civilian sector. They had an effect either by directly impacting the result of a given conflict or through adoption of military technical advantages in non-military aspects of life. This time, however, we see an opposite trend brought by private and non-military, non-governmental actors. In their everyday lives, general publics and governments alike face military-grade technologies developed and applied by the commercial sector. And it is the private sector that enjoys exclusivity over these technologies; the military is lagging behind. This development also poses a significant challenge to NATO, namely its ability to deliver on its core tasks. If the Alliance wants to successfully continue its political-military adaptation to a world where technologies play a major role, it will need a new approach to decision-making, operational planning, and crisis management. The following article addresses some of the key issues the Alliance needs to consider as it navigates through the new kind of revolution in military affairs: 1) the changing character of warfare; 2) the domination of the private sector over the military in deployment of commercial technology with military potential; 3) and the interdependence of decision-making and modern technology.

SWJ Book Review – Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution

ZFTWARNING — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 04:06:31 +0000

SWJ Book Review – Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution ZFTWARNING Fri, 07/03/2020 - 12:06am

Review of P.W. Singer and August Cole's "Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution."

Terrorism and Technology: The Front End

SWJED — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 19:30:18 +0000

Terrorism and Technology: The Front End SWJED Thu, 08/15/2019 - 3:30pm

Despite the fact that there is a robust conversation regarding “terrorism and technology,” that discussion is – as near as we can tell – uniformly about the back end, that is to say exclusively addressing the dissemination of what terrorists have already produced. We have found virtually nothing in the popular press and nothing at all in the academic literature about the technology involved in the production of the materials that are being distributed.

Dateless Discord Dominance in Digital Dreamdorf Domain

SWJED — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 07:54:56 +0000

Dateless Discord Dominance in Digital Dreamdorf Domain SWJED Wed, 08/09/2017 - 3:54am

In the year 2044, an artificial intelligence programmed character conducts platoon-level noncombatant evacuation operations simulation in a crumbling chaotic megacity.

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Moving the Needle of Pentagon Reform

Peter J. Munson — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 09:51:21 +0000

Moving the Needle of Pentagon Reform Peter J. Munson Mon, 07/30/2012 - 5:51am

It does not matter if one shows courage or leadership in Iraq or Afghanistan, if they return to meekly let the military industrial complex’s moral corruption continue.

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Disruptive Technology and Reforming the Pentagon Establishment—Part II

Peter J. Munson — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:57:54 +0000

Disruptive Technology and Reforming the Pentagon Establishment—Part II Peter J. Munson Mon, 07/16/2012 - 5:57am

How the MRAP was pushed past the objections of the Pentagon Establishment.