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What are the implications of incorporating Emerging Disruptive Technologies (EDTs) into Multi-Domain Operations (MDO)? How does a critical and skeptical approach aid in evaluating the ethical and strategic aspects of merging EDTs with MDO?
This paper by Dr. Nina Kollars delves into the complex landscape of modern military operations, highlighting the dual potential of ‘promise and peril’ in the adoption of Emerging Disruptive Technologies (EDTs) as the central focal point for conducting Multi-Domain Operations (MDO).
Dr. Kollars emphasizes the need for a critical and skeptical approach when exploring the merger of two intricately jargonized and inflated terms, EDT and MDO. Rather than focusing on how warfare is currently conducted, her inquiry centers on how we aspire to engage in conflict in the future. This perspective necessitates a deep examination of our own ethical and strategic foundations.
This paper underscores the importance of pausing and reflecting on the implications of integrating EDTs into the framework of MDO, ultimately urging the reader to question the integrity of such a marriage. While promising opportunities may lie ahead, the potential risks and challenges must not be underestimated.
Author: Dr Nina Kollars is an Associate Professor in the Cyber & Innovation Policy Institute within the US Naval War College. Kollars is a scholar of future warfighting, military technological change, innovation, cybersecurity, and cyber warfare/information operations. She holds a PhD in Political Science from The Ohio State University.
On 27 September, The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies and NATO HQ Supreme Allied Command Transformation co-hosted a symposium on “rethinking fire and manoeuvre”, an event focused on what the future of warfighting means for the alliance. This paper is part of a series written for the event and relates to the panel on: ‘Technology and the Changing Fight.’
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