technology-proliferation
Advanced technologies are becoming widely accessible and affordable, leading to rapid adoption by diverse actors including non-state groups.
1 chapter across 1 book
The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma (2023)Mustafa Suleyman; Michael Bhaskar
Chapter 7 examines the transformative impact of emerging technologies on modern warfare and global power dynamics, using the Ukrainian resistance against the Russian invasion as a case study. It identifies four defining features of the 'coming wave' of technology: asymmetric impact, hyper-evolution, omni-use, and increasing autonomy, emphasizing how these factors complicate containment and control. The chapter highlights how affordable, accessible, and rapidly evolving technologies like drones, AI, and satellite internet enable small actors to challenge traditional military powers and create systemic vulnerabilities on a global scale.