Realities of
Algorithmic Warfare
The Realities of Algorithmic Warfare research programme conducts interdisciplinary research on the innovation, deployment, and impact of AI systems in the military domain, and reflects on their implications for civilian harm, security, human rights, and democratic principles. The programme shares its research findings and output through academic publications and events, and contributes to public and political debates via media such as op-eds, podcasts, radio, and documentaries.
Articles
Article: The Rise of the Tech Oligarchy and its Military Entanglements – a Platform Approach
Article
In their new open-access article for a forum on the ‘Tech Oligarchy’ in the journal Science as Culture, PLATFORM WARS’ Marijn Hoijtink, Jasper van der Kist, and Laszlo Steinwärder trace the historical and contemporary ties among major tech firms, their leading figures, and the U.S. military.
“We Must Face What War Truly Is: Death and Destruction” — RAW in Follow the Money
Commentary
Lauren Gould discusses remote warfare, algorithmic targeting, and the civilian toll of the US-Israel air campaign against Iran with Follow the Money.
Speed Over Accountability: Palantir, Pete Hegseth, and the Race to Deploy
Commentary
RAW researcher Marijn Hoijtink was quoted this month in two Belgian media pieces examining the dangerous logic driving military AI adoption.
BOOS: What Hawija Teaches Us About Remote Warfare, Civilian Harm and Compensation?
Commentary
Ten years after a Dutch airstrike killed 85 civilians in Hawija, Lauren Gould asks what their abandonment reveals about the world of AI-enabled remote warfare now unfolding across Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran.
RAW in the News: From Pension Funds to the Kill Chain
Commentary
RAW researchers Jessica Dorsey and Lauren Gould weigh in on AI-driven military targeting, drone warfare, and the urgent need for democratic oversight and legal accountability.
How Ukrainian Civilians Are Sustaining the War Effort
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RAW researcher Linde Arentze and journalist Isa Zoetbrood on how Ukrainian civilians printing landmines and building drones have become integral to the country's war effort.