Artificial Intelligence, Weapons Systems and Human Control
Including AI in weapons systems is important not because of the emergence of autonomous machines, but because human control is becoming compromised in human-machine interactions.
The Human Cost of Remote Warfare in Yemen
Remote warfare operations in Yemen have led to the deaths of thousands of civilians, along with having significant economic, educational and mental health implications for impacted communities.
Human Rights and Civilian Harm in Security Cooperation: A Framework of Analysis
Even as the US Government shifts its stated defence priorities toward ‘great power competition’, the era of security partnership, and the emphasis on ‘by, with, and through’ is likely here to stay.
The Role of the Maldives in the Indo-Pacific Security Space in South Asia
Despite the Maldives being a small island state, it can influence regional power dynamics concerning India and China.
Opinion – Venezuela’s Migrants and the Challenges of Trinidad and Tobago
In approaching the situation of irregular migration from Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago’s government needs to go beyond its norms in policy formulation and implementation.
The Taiwan Factor in the Clarification of China’s U-shaped Line
The Taiwan factor has added to the challenge to China’s claims in the South China Sea and to the bargaining process among relevant states.
The Pandemic in Brazil: Normality as Necropolitics
COVID has caused social chaos in Brazil, and a discourse of return to normality and valorization of the economy to the detriment of public health is being headed by the country’s highest authority.
Radical Democracy and Self-Governance in Kurdistan
The Kurdish model promises a secular, democratic, pluralistic, egalitarian and environmentalist model of self-rule for all, providing an opportunity for peace and harmony in Kurdistan.
Rolling Back the Imperial Presidency? Joe Biden and the Future of U.S. War Powers
Congress must be recognized as a co-equal branch of government and they must use their constitutional powers to establish binding limits on presidential power.
Technologies of Truth and the LGBTI+ Asylum Reality
The truths that science seek should be viewed with caution by those who implement the rules and have the power to apply their effects to the harsh reality of LGBTI+ people around the world.
