Unleashing Drone Dominance: Rethinking Department of Defense Weapons Reviews

Unleashing Drone Dominance: Rethinking Department of Defense Weapons Reviews

Unleashing Drone Dominance: Rethinking Department of Defense Weapons Reviews In November 2001, the United States conducted what is considered to be the first ever armed drone attack in Afghanistan. Over the next twenty years, the United States dominated the production...
Diverging Standards in the Legal Review of LAWS

Diverging Standards in the Legal Review of LAWS

Diverging Standards in the Legal Review of LAWS In May 2025, Anduril Industries publicly unveiled Fury (YFQ-44A), a next-generation autonomous aircraft currently under evaluation by the U.S. Air Force as part of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. Fury...
Brian Christian’s The Alignment Problem: A Cautionary Tale to Proponents of LAWS

Brian Christian’s The Alignment Problem: A Cautionary Tale to Proponents of LAWS

Brian Christian’s The Alignment Problem: A Cautionary Tale to Proponents of LAWS Brian Christian’s The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values is an accessible, comprehensive look under the hood of contemporary machine learning. The title suggests, and...
Interning a Hacker

Interning a Hacker

Interning a Hacker Recently, at a workshop at Harvard Law School, I grappled with the question of internment in any international armed conflict (IAC) in the near future. It is a question some are uncomfortable with, although the concept of internment remains legally...
How Meaningful is “Meaningful Human Control” in LAWS Regulation?

How Meaningful is “Meaningful Human Control” in LAWS Regulation?

How Meaningful is “Meaningful Human Control” in LAWS Regulation? In recent years, the concept of “meaningful human control” (MHC) has emerged as a key consideration in regulating lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS). This standard seeks to ensure substantial human...
Ukraine Symposium – The Continuing Autonomous Arms Race

Ukraine Symposium – The Continuing Autonomous Arms Race

Ukraine Symposium – The Continuing Autonomous Arms Race As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drags into a grueling war of attrition, both sides are intensifying efforts to achieve a battlefield breakthrough with technological innovation. The invasion has sparked a rapid...