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The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is deploying various autonomous or semi-autonomous platforms and likely has plans to join these into a ‘system of systems’ for warfighting…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278138
ISSN: 2633-304X
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They are increasingly deployed by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and already used in armed conflicts by foreign militaries. Drones linked to artificial intelligence (AI) are a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276622
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Large-scale practical applications and commercialisation may still be a decade or more away, but their future significance is already moving them to the forefront of US-China…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266828
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The FAA's proposed regulations will open up drone use in the United States to commercial exploitation. While in some respects less rigorous than they might have been, the draft…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB198143
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Some 80% of the city, which was the de facto capital of Islamic State (IS) until its capture by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), was ruined in fighting and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239205
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This was consistent with a long-running emphasis on preparing the PLA for future warfare that involves new types of informational and technological dynamics. One effect will be to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286995
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With public opinion shifting in favour, both countries are now seriously considering applying for formal membership of the alliance. Their decisions will have important…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268904
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The CCG is the largest maritime law-enforcement fleet in the region, and over the last decade the key actor in Beijing's incremental moves to expand on-water administrative…
Political manoeuvring had thwarted government efforts to renew the JSL. However, the Knesset’s dissolution on June 29 resulted in the legislation remaining in effect until a new…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271446
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The pandemic has compounded existing economic and political crises in Beirut and Baghdad, with the securitisation of the response straining military and state legitimacy…