vol. 16, no. 2 Fall 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Disruptive Technologies
The articles in this issue examine several dimensions of disruptive technologies in military applications, including artificial intelligence (AI), drone warfare, hypersonic missiles, directed energy weapons, and quantum computing. The authors examine the positive and negative impacts of disruptive technology from a historical and contemporary perspective and consider current and future ethical debates regarding the applications of disruptive technologies in military settings, and how different nation-states are developing and employing them.
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Achtung—Swarm!: A Proposal for Swarm Maneuver Groups Major John Bolen, USA
Strategic Vulnerabilities in Space: U.S.-China Militarization and the Risks to Global Strategic Stability Ameema Khalid
Conscientious Centaurs: Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, Human-Machine Teaming, and Moral Enmeshment Lieutenant Commander Jonathan Alexander, USN
The Lawful Losers?: Why Democracies Struggle to Deter Cyber Aggression Paul A. Eisenmann
Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Military Decision-Making Process: The Forgotten Lessons on the Nature of War Major Vincenzo Gallitelli, Italian Army
Synthesizing Strategic Frameworks for Great Power Competition Major Gavin Holtz, USMC
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in the U.S. Military Strategy in Proxy Wars, 2020–2024 Ehsan Ejazi and Mahsa Ahmadyan
Beyond Linear Planning: How Artificial Intelligence Multiagent Systems Can Redefine Operational Art and Decision Making in Warfare Lieutenant Colonel Jani Liikola, PhD, and Commander Petteri Blomvall
Strategic Implications of Emerging Weapon Technologies: Kinetic Bombardment, Antimatter, and Antigravity Technology for U.S. National Security A.S.M. Ahsan Uddin
by Bradley Martin