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Marijn Hoijtink

30 May 2022

30/05/22

”Prototype warfare”: Innovation, optimisation, and the experimental way of warfare

Marijn Hoijtink

Article

In her latest article ‘”Prototype warfare”: Innovation, optimisation, and the experimental way of warfare” dr. Marijn Hoijtink sets out to map the contours of a new regime of warfare.

Algorithmic Warfare

Linde Arentze et al

08/06/22

The Realities of Algorithmic Defence Symposium

Linde Arentze et al

Conference

On 8 June 2022, IRW’s Prototype Warfare project will host a symposium to discuss the current state of the development, deployment, and regulation of autonomy in defence systems.

29 April 2022

29/04/22

Armed drones are not some kind of superweapon

Op-ed

While the war in Ukraine rages on, the Dutch state seems to be laying the political foundations for the armament of its military drones. In an op-ed in Het Parool, IRW’s Lauren Gould and Jip van Dort reflect on the shortcomings of this political process.

Lauren Gould et al

13/04/22

IRW launches joint report ‘After the Strike’

Lauren Gould et al

Events

The recordings of the sold-out live event in De Balie with, among others, Pulitzer Prize winner Azmat Khan are now available online.

25 April 2022

25/04/22

Reflections on the new Dutch civilian harm transparency policy

Commentary

IRW and partners reflect on the recent policy changes they helped shape

21 April 2022

21/04/22

Dutch House of Representatives to vote on use of armed drones

One day after the Dutch armed forces made the first test-flight with a brand new MQ-9 Reaper, the Dutch House of Representatives will vote on a resolution to allow for its armament. IRW argues a more thorough debate is required.

08 April 2022

08/04/22

After the strike: Exposing the civilian harm effects of the 2015 Dutch airstrike on Hawija

IRW, PAX and Al-Ghad are proud to share their report on the direct and reverberating effects of the 2015 Dutch aistrike on Hawija, Iraq

Lauren Gould et al

13/04/22

Join the launch of IRW’s joint report on remote warfare & civilian harm in Hawija

Lauren Gould et al

Events

On April 13, a team of researchers of IRW, PAX and Al-Ghad will present and discuss their findings during a live event at De Balie, Amsterdam

16 March 2022

16/03/22

Autonomy in the kill-chain: More than semantics?

This article examines a 2020 incident in Libya, of which the UN reported the use of a lethal autonomous weapon. It provides insight into what is meant by autonomy in weapon systems and its ramifications for war and its victims, both current and future.

11/07/22

Sign up for the IRW Summer School 2022

Join us at the IRW summer school ‘Contemporary Conflict Analysis: Actors, Issues and Technologies of 21st Century Warfare’ from the 11th to 22th of July.