ABSTRACT
Technology is often an importance consideration in a state’s theory of victory. States must consider how technology advances their strategic ends and the most appropriate ways to source technology. As states seek technological overmatch or offsets, they must also wrestle with the strategic cost, risk, and advantage of emerging technologies. Yet, technological advantage is likely to be fleeting. Successful competition depends on states’ ability to scale rapidly in times of crisis, to train soldiers in network-centric and austere environments, to effectively establish norms of AI use, to compete in the diffusion of global dual-use technology, and to question assumptions of technological emergence.
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Kathryn Hedgecock
Kathryn Hedgecock is an assistant professor of International Affairs at the United States Military Academy and a U.S. Army Strategist.
Dominika Kunertova
Dominika Kunertova is a researcher with the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland.
Teddy MacDonald
Teddy MacDonald is an assistant professor of economics in the United States Military Academy’s Department of Social Sciences and U.S. Army infantry officer.
Trinity Stenger
Trinity Stenger is a cadet at the United States Military Academy majoring in International Affairs. Upon graduation, she will commission as an officer in the U.S. Army.