Political Economy

Political Economy

Report

Roberto J. González

22 May 2024

22/05/24

How Big Tech and Silicon Valley are Transforming the Military-Industrial Complex

Roberto J. González

Report

In this report, Prof. Roberto J. González reveals how the Pentagon’s billion-dollar big tech contracts are changing the military-industrial-commercial complex and result in unreliable AI-enabled weapons systems.

Political Economy

Article

18 May 2023

18/05/23

Future warfare between privatization and automation

Article

Dr. Calcara's (2022) paper highlights the importance of addressing the interplay of privatization and automation in future warfare

Political Economy

Commentary

Laszlo Steinwärder

14 April 2023

14/04/23

Unsteady Commitments: Google and the military AI

Laszlo Steinwärder

Commentary

A reflection on Google’s volatile policy on the development of military-related AI and what it tells us about the hope for Silicon Valley’s self-regulation.

Political Economy

Article

Abigail Hall, Christopher Coyne

09 April 2023

09/04/23

The Political Economy of Drones

Abigail Hall et al

Article

Hall and Coyne (2013) offer an interesting political economy perspective on the evolution and expansion of the drone industry in the US.

Political Economy

Podcast

Lauren Gould

03 November 2021

03/11/21

Surveillance and Remote Warfare

Lauren Gould

Podcast

IRW's project leader Lauren Gould relays why she thinks the concept of surveillance is key to understanding the changing nature of warfare in the 21st century.

Political Economy

Research Publications

01 September 2019

01/09/19

The Role of Civilian Innovation in the Development of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems

Research Publications

Maike Verbruggen considers the dynamics shaping civil-military relations surrounding LAWS

Political Economy

Podcast

Jolle Demmers

27 March 2019

27/03/19

Conceptualising Remote Warfare

Jolle Demmers

Podcast

Oxford Research Group lecture by Jolle Demmers & Lauren Gould recorded as a podcast at the Conceptualising Remote Warfare conference.

Political Economy

Documentary

Andrew Feinstein

18 September 2016

18/09/16

Shadow World

Andrew Feinstein

Documentary

Based on the book by Andrew Feinstein, this documentary explores the pervasive influence of the global arms trade on contemporary war. It also gives insight into the drives behind the development and use of the advanced technologies that facilitate remote intervention.

The Business of Remote Warfare

How Big Tech and Silicon Valley are Transforming the Military-Industrial Complex

Future warfare between privatization and automation

Unsteady Commitments: Google and the military AI

The Political Economy of Drones

Surveillance and Remote Warfare

The Role of Civilian Innovation in the Development of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems

Conceptualising Remote Warfare

Shadow World