Emerging Technologies and Global Security

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The 21st century has been marked not simply by the proliferation of technologies that alter how we live and work, but by their increasing entanglement with core questions pertaining to security, conflict, and international governance. Indeed, the advent and maturation of novel technologies—from artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous weapons to cyber capabilities and next-generation advancements in the context of quantum—are not merely transforming the tools of statecraft and international relations, they are reshaping the very ontologies of power, control, and strategic competition. As this book illustrates, the global security implications of these innovations—when co-opted or weaponized—are generating profound uncertainties in which they blur long-standing distinctions: between combatant and civilian, between precision and mass destruction, and between pre-emption and prevention. What has resulted is a complex, fast-evolving strategic landscape in which traditional international norms and institutions are struggling to comprehend—let alone regulate—threat-multiplying technologies. By critically engaging with both the enabling capacities and the disruptive potentials of technologies covered in chapters on AI, drones, lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS), cybersecurity and cyberwarfare, and quantum computing and the quantum internet, this volume aims to unpack the new dilemmas these tools pose to policymakers, strategists, legal and governance scholars, and civil society. It invites a reorientation of how global security communities can understand and engage with emerging technologies, moving beyond reactive measures through to proactive, anticipatory governance.

Dr. Aiden Warren is a Professor of International Relations based at the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.

Alek Hillas is a researcher at the Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation (CCSRI), RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.

The 21st century has been marked not simply by the proliferation of technologies that alter how we live and work, but by their increasing entanglement with core questions pertaining to security, conflict, and international governance. Indeed, the advent and maturation of novel technologies—from artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous weapons to cyber capabilities and next-generation advancements in the context of quantum—are not merely transforming the tools of statecraft and international relations, they are reshaping the very ontologies of power, control, and strategic competition. As this book illustrates, the global security implications of these innovations—when co-opted or weaponized—are generating profound uncertainties in which they blur long-standing distinctions: between combatant and civilian, between precision and mass destruction, and between pre-emption and prevention. What has resulted is a complex, fast-evolving strategic landscape in which traditional international norms and institutions are struggling to comprehend—let alone regulate—threat-multiplying technologies. By critically engaging with both the enabling capacities and the disruptive potentials of technologies covered in chapters on AI, drones, lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS), cybersecurity and cyberwarfare, and quantum computing and the quantum internet, this volume aims to unpack the new dilemmas these tools pose to policymakers, strategists, legal and governance scholars, and civil society. It invites a reorientation of how global security communities can understand and engage with emerging technologies, moving beyond reactive measures through to proactive, anticipatory governance.

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“Aiden Warren and Alek Hillas deliver a tour de force that is both intellectually rigorous and urgently relevant. Emerging Technologies and Global Security offers a sophisticated and deeply insightful examination of how innovations—from artificial intelligence to quantum computing—are reshaping the very foundations of international order. With remarkable clarity, the authors illuminate the ways in which these ‘threat multipliers’ blur traditional boundaries of conflict, governance, and power, while exposing the profound challenges they pose to existing norms and institutions. What sets this volume apart is its rare ability to bridge theory and practice, combining conceptual depth with policy relevance. Warren and Hillas not only diagnose the complexities of a rapidly evolving security landscape but also chart a compelling path toward anticipatory and adaptive governance. Given events in Ukraine and Iran, this is essential reading for scholars, practitioners, and anyone seeking to understand the future of global security.” (Matthew Kroenig, Professor of Government and Foreign Service, Georgetown University and author of “The Return of Great Power Rivalry”)

“Warfare is transforming before our eyes as radically new technologies reshape power politics. Mastery of technology is increasingly playing the role mastery of the seas or the heartlands played in prior eras. This book is an important and timely intervention into the growing debate over the use, impact, and regulation of new tech from AI to autonomous weapons.” (Kal Raustiala, Promise Distinguished Professor of Comparative and International Law and Director, Ronald W. Burkle Center for International Relations, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA))

“This timely new volume from Aiden Warren and Alek Hillas arrives at a moment when technological change is outpacing our ability to govern it. It brings together emerging technologies and their strategic implications in a way that is accessible, forward-looking, and global in scope. Readers across government, academia, industry, and civil society will find a clear-eyed account of the risks and opportunities these technologies present, and a persuasive case for why the work of regulation and international cooperation must begin now.” (Elizabeth Threlkeld, Senior Fellow and Director of the South Asia Program at the Stimson Center, Washington DC)

“Technological change has been an endemic feature of the security landscape for centuries, but the pace and cross-domain nature of contemporary shifts is unprecedented. This volume offers a compelling and accessible survey for policymakers, scholars, and analysts of some of the key vectors of technological change in the coming decades. Warren and Hillas map the landscape from AI to drones to cyberwarfare and more.” (Ankit Panda, Stanton Senior Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington DC)

“The future of global security is being written in code—invisible but lethal. From autonomous weapons to quantum computing, emerging technologies are rapidly transforming the global security landscape. Aiden Warren and Alek Hillas offer a magisterial account of these emerging threat multipliers in the 21st century. They show how cutting-edge technologies are not merely tools of war but are reshaping the very foundations of international security. Indeed, innovation is central to the battlefields of tomorrow, leading to unprecedented opportunities as well as devastating risks. Essential reading for scholars, policymakers, and students, this must-read book carefully disaggregates the geopolitical and moral costs of automated warfare amid accountability gaps in our digital age.” (Kamal Sadiq, Director, Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies (CGPACS) & Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of California Irvine (UCI))

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