Contemporary warfare is becoming increasingly defined by distance. Instead of deploying large numbers of boots on the ground, many Western and non-Western states rely on support and training for local actors, employment of private military contractors and remote weaponry for airstrikes and surveillance This is remote warfare, the dominant method of military engagement employed by

Founders of IRW Dr. Lauren Gould and Prof. Dr. Jolle Demmers will be contributing to the digital workshop “Prototype Warfare”: New Regimes of Computation, Innovation and War

In his latest article for the Correspondent Lennart Hofman addresses the changing nature of war and its increased invisibility against the backdrop of the upcoming Dutch elections.

‘The conversation is not about the morality of going to war, but rather the technology of winning’ claims former US Marine Anthony Swofford in article for MIT Technology Review.

A panel of experts discuss current trends, initiatives, and opportunities in building meaningful standards on the proliferation and use of armed drones.

This webinar addresses the trends in global drone development and use, and discusses where campaigners should be focusing their efforts in the coming years.

Webinar on legal claims involving the military in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In this De Correspondent article and accompanying podcast, Lennart Hofman asks if the military investments in AI is justified, or if the hype around AI is simply that – hype.

For some, war is a highly profitable business. Few people know this better than Siemon Wezeman from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). A senior researcher at the SIPRI Arms and Military Expenditure Programme, Wezeman works in a team responsible for monitoring arms transfers, military spending and arms production globally. On the 6th of

New report takes a fresh look at old issues.