The disruptive impact of lethal autonomous weapons systems diffusion : modern melians and the dawn of robotic warriors
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The disruptive impact of lethal autonomous weapons systems diffusion : modern melians and the dawn of robotic warriors
(Emerging technologies, ethics and international affairs)
Routledge, 2022
- : hbk
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  Iwate
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  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
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  Nagano
  Gifu
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  Aichi
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  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
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  Tokushima
  Kagawa
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  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
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  Okinawa
  Korea
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-229) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Challenging the focus on great powers in the international debate, this book explores how rising middle power states are engaging with emerging major military innovations and analyses how this will affect the stability and security of the Indo Pacific.
Presenting a data-based analysis of how middle power actors in the Indo-Pacific are responding to the emergence of military Artificial Intelligence and Killer Robots, the book asserts that continuing to exclude non-great power actors from our thinking in this field enables the dangerous diffusion of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS) to smaller states and terrorist groups, and demonstrates the disruptive effects of these military innovations on the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific. Offering a detailed analysis of the resource capacities of China, United States, Singapore and Indonesia, it shows how major military innovation acts as a circuit breaker between competitor states disrupting the conventional superiority of the dominant hegemonic state and giving a successful adopter a distinct advantage over their opponent.
This book will appeal to researchers, end-users in the military and law enforcement communities, and policymakers. It will also be a valuable resource for researchers interested in strategic stability for the broader Asia-Pacific and the role of middle power states in hegemonic power transition and conflict.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2 - Literature Review and Theoretical Framework Chapter 3: Research Design, Methodology and Theoretical Framework Chapter 4: Development and Diffusion of Unmanned Combat Vehicles Chapter 5: The Rise of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems Chapter 6: Evaluating Indonesia's Adoption Capacity Chapter 7: Evaluating Singapore's Adoption Capacity Chapter 8: Discussing the Impact of AWS Diffusion on Relations of Power and Strategic Stability in Southeast Asia Chapter 9: Proposing a Regional 'Soft' Normative Framework for the Safer Deployment of AI-Enabled Autonomous Weapon Systems in Southeast Asia. Chapter 10: Conclusion and Directions for Future Research
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