July/August 2019, Vol. 164, No. 5/6
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Editor's Note: RUSI Journal, July/August 2019
RUSI Journal, November 2019Emma De Angelis
Editor Dr Emma De Angelis introduces 2019's special double issue on artificial intelligence.
The AI Special Issue: An Introduction
RUSI Journal, November 2019Keith Dear and Ali Hossaini
Guest editors Keith Dear and Ali Hossaini introduce the AI special issue.
Artificial Intelligence and Decision-Making
RUSI Journal, November 2019Keith Dear
AI will change decision-making in defence in multiple ways.
Defence Policy, Technology
Chinese Military Innovation in the AI Revolution
RUSI Journal, November 2019Elsa B Kania
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army is pursuing military innovation through investment in emerging technologies.
Technology
Will Russia Rule the World Through AI? Assessing Putin’s Rhetoric Against Russia’s Reality
RUSI Journal, November 2019Keith Dear
Russia’s aspirations may not match its ability to develop AI capabilities.
Technology
Resolving the Battle over Artificial Intelligence in War
RUSI Journal, November 2019Larry Lewis
The military application of AI presents multiple challenges for the relationship between defence, industry and technology companies.
US Defence Policy, Defence Policy, Law and Ethics, Technology
Artificial Intelligence in Defence: When AI Meets Defence Acquisition Processes and Behaviours
RUSI Journal, November 2019Trevor Taylor
Government procurement programmes need to adapt if they are to successfully acquire AI-enabled systems.
Defence Management, Defence Policy, Technology
What is the State of Artificial Intelligence Governance Globally?
RUSI Journal, November 2019James Butcher and Irakli Beridze
Multiple initiatives across the public sector, private sector, civil society and international organisations are seeking to develop regulatory frameworks for the development of AI technologies.
Law and Ethics, Technology
How Would Future Autonomous Weapon Systems Challenge Current Governance Norms?
RUSI Journal, November 2019Ben Koppelman
The development of autonomous weapon systems needs to take into account compliance with international humanitarian law.
Law and Ethics, Technology
Art, Intelligence and Creativity
RUSI Journal, November 2019Curated by Luba Elliott
Machines in creation?
Art, Culture and Literature, Technology
Future Threats: Intelligence or Agency?
RUSI Journal, November 2019Emma De Angelis, Ali Hossaini, Raymond Noble, Denis Noble, Ana M Soto, Carlos Sonnenschein and Kenneth Payne
Experts from multiple disciplines discuss whether it is machines’ potential to develop agency, rather than intelligence, that poses a threat to the future.
Technology
Book Review: Getting Nuclear Weapons Right: Managing Danger and Avoiding Disaster
RUSI Journal, November 2019Michael Cohen
Michael Cohen reviews Getting Nuclear Weapons Right: Managing Danger and Avoiding Disaster, by Stephen J Cimbala.
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Book Review: Island off the Coast of Asia: Instruments of Statecraft in Australian Foreign Policy
RUSI Journal, November 2019William Clapton
William Clapton reviews Island off the Coast of Asia: Instruments of Statecraft in Australian Foreign Policy, by Clinton Fernandes.
Defence Policy
Book Review: Measuring Peace: Principles, Practices, and Politics
RUSI Journal, November 2019Andrew Rathmell
Andrew Rathmell reviews Measuring Peace: Principles, Practices, and Politics, by Richard Caplan.
Global Security Issues
Book Review: Development Assistance for Peacebuilding
RUSI Journal, November 2019Mary Hope Schwoebel
Mary Hope Schwoebel reviews Development Assistance for Peacebuilding, edited by Rachel M Gisselquist.
Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding
Book Review: ‘These Meritorious Objects of the Royal Bounty’: The Chelsea Out-Pensioners in the Early Eighteenth Century
RUSI Journal, November 2019Alan Guy
Alan J Guy reviews ‘These Meritorious Objects of the Royal Bounty’: The Chelsea Out-Pensioners in the Early Eighteenth Century, by Andrew Edward Cormack.
History, Military Personnel
Book Review: Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
RUSI Journal, November 2019Andrew Otchie
Andrew Otchie reviews Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds, by David Goggins.
US Defence Policy, Defence Policy, Military Personnel
Diversity in the UK's Intelligence Agencies
Financing Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism
New UK Government Initiative to Support High-Risk, High-Reward Military Science Needs Refinement