The State of Technology

What are the broad technological trends shaping states and their societies, and influencing the conduct of international relations? What is the interplay of these trends and geopolitical shifts in the global order? How are they disrupting the established paradigms of war and warfare? How will they affect national power and military alliances, especially NATO—its effectiveness, political cohesion, decision-making, interoperability and burden sharing? Is the West’s technological edge in military affairs eroding? What are the implications for deterrence in general and NATO’s deterrence function in particular?

Speakers

Michael Carl Haas

Senior Researcher, Centre for Security Studies (CSS) / ETH Zürich

André Loesekrug-Pietri

Founding Director of Joint European Disruptive Initiative (JEDI)

Martijn Rasser

Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program, Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

Tomáš Valášek

Director of Carnegie Europe

Bryan Wells

NATO Chief Scientist

Moderator

Kristīne Rudzīte-Stejskala

Director of Logistics and Defence Investments Policy Department, Ministry of Defence of Latvia