Lieber Lecture 2023
Digital frontlines: Security and arms control policy challenges in the digital age
The world is confronted with a dramatic number of global crises amid escalating geopolitical rivalries. At the same time, significant technological developments are taking place in the military field, notably in autonomous weapons systems and artificial intelligence, as well as in relation to space and cyberspace. These trends are already changing the way conflicts are conducted. They harbour the risk of new types of arms races and escalation dynamics, and raise key questions of international law and ethics. Meeting these challenges is a central aspect of all security and defence policy efforts in the 21st century.
About the speaker: Dr Robin Geiß is Director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR). Previously, he was Director of the Glasgow Centre for International Law and Security at the University of Glasgow and held the chair of International Humanitarian Law at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights.
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Image: Katharina Preller
The recording of the lecture is available on the YouTube channelExternal link of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena or at the bottom of this page. (English subtitles available.)
Recording of the Lieber Lecture 2023
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