GC REAIM Expert
Michael Raska is Assistant Professor in the Military Transformations Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. His research and teaching focus on defence and military innovation, specifically how key nation-states strive to maintain or prolong margins of military-technological superiority through defence innovation; the effects of emerging technologies such as AI on force planning and future warfighting concepts; and open source-based intelligence assessments on emerging threats such as next-generation hybrid conflicts and digital warfare. He is the author of Military Innovation and Small States: Creating Reverse Asymmetry (Routledge, 2016), co-editor of the AI Wave in Defence Innovation (Routledge, 2023) and Defence Innovation and the 4th Industrial Revolution (Routledge, 2022). He has published in journals such as the Journal of Strategic Studies, Strategic Studies Quarterly, Prism – Journal of Complex Operations, Air Force Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs, Korea Journal of Defence Analysis, Pointer-Journal of Singapore Armed Forces, and Sirius – Journal of Strategic Analyses.
His contributions also include chapters in edited volumes, policy reports, and commentaries, including collaborative projects with the International Institute for Strategic Studies; Hague Centre for Strategic Studies; Defence AI Observatory at the at the Helmut Schmidt University of the Bundeswehr; Swedish Defence University; Norwegian Institute of Defence Studies; EU Institute for Security Studies; Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University; National Institute for Defence Studies Japan; Center for New American Security; Strategic Studies Institute at the US Army War College, and UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation. His recent teaching experiences include visiting fellowships at the Australian Defence College, and invited lectures, seminars, and briefings for select professional military education institutions and defence colleges in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. In Singapore, he has contributed research and teaching for the Ministry of Defence, Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College, Defence Science and Technology Agency, and Digital and Intelligence Service. He holds a Ph.D. from the National University of Singapore, where he was a recipient of the President’s Graduate Fellowship.
