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POLITICS OVER TECHNOLOGY:  THE LIMITS TO DIGITAL AUTONOMY

12/14/2017

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Could AI-Driven Info Warfare Be Democracy’s Achilles Heel?
(The Cipher Brief) Ripped out of the pages of science fiction novels, artificially intelligent, self-aware weapons systems could become a global existential threat, if harbingers of doom like Elon Musk are to be believed.
Drones in Counterterrorism: The Primacy of Politics Over Technology 
By Asfandyar Mir, Strategy Bridge: “Even President Barack Obama –– whose Presidency was marked by a prolific use of drones for counterterrorism –– recognized drone use as “what looks like a pretty antiseptic way of disposing of [our] enemies” while also expressing concerns that, without sufficient Congressional oversight, “you [could] end up with a president who can carry on perpetual wars all over the world.””
Taking 'Team of Teams' to the Contested Littorals
By Jeffrey Cummings, Scott Cuomo, et al., War on the Rocks: “As success or failure relates to the future of unmanned systems, autonomy, and artificial intelligence, the Corps has one option if the former remains the goal: move out rapidly — eyes wide open — to responsibly make manned-unmanned teaming actual throughout our MAGTFs.”
The Strategic Implications of Non-State #WarBots 
By Mark Jacobsen, Strategy Bridge: “Over the past year, a primitive type of WarBot has become a formidable battlefield weapon: the small unmanned aerial system. The threat materialized in October 2016 when a drone booby-trapped by the Islamic State killed two Kurdish soldiers. Within a few months, the Islamic State was flying tens of aerial bombardment missions each day, displayed the capability to drop grenades down the hatches of tanks, and reportedly flew up to a dozen aircraft at a time. The threat was so severe that the Mosul offensive nearly stalled.”
Fuzzy Thinking About Drones​
By Jon Askonas & Colby Howard, War on the Rocks: “Initial operational test and evaluation, or IOT&E — the last milestone before full-rate production starts — won’t be able to begin until late 2018.”
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NEXT PHASE IN THE RMA:  MDC2, THE REBUILDING OF US MILITARY

12/7/2017

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The Next Revolution In Military Affairs: MDC2
By Daniel Gouré, RealClearDefense: “A still new RMA could be imminent. It is a function, first and foremost, of the proliferation of sensors and so-called smart devices, the creation of increasingly large, complex and sophisticated information networks, and growing potential in automated systems and artificial intelligence.”
Lockheed Tees Up MDC2 Wargame; Sells AI C2 System
Heritage To DoD: Do War Games, Experiments, Don’t Write Requirements
Rebuilding America’s military: Thinking about the future
(Heritage Foundation) America’s military—engaged beyond capacity and in need of rebuilding—is at a crucial juncture. Its current “big-leap” approach to preparing for future conflict carries great risk in searching for revolutionary capabilities through force-wide commitments to major single-solution programs.
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THE RMA & THE INDO-PACIFIC

12/6/2017

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U.S. Third Offset Has Profound Implications for Indo-Pacific 
By Brendan Thomas-Noone, The Strategist (ASPI): “As Washington concentrated on fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Beijing (and Moscow) invested in advanced missile technology, satellites, intelligence and reconnaissance assets, and networking capabilities. That has allowed China and Russia to employ anti-access and area denial (A2AD) strategies that have raised the cost and risk to the U.S. if it decides to intervene in a conflict close to those countries’ borders.”​

How America Can Build a Durable Military Balance in Asia
By Michael Beckley, the interpreter: “This skewed media coverage is only the most recent example of what I call 'bilateral bias': the tendency of American observers to view China’s neighbours as passive dominoes or, at best, feckless pawns in a U.S.-China contest for regional supremacy.”
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