RESEARCH AGENDA
My research examines how states and armed forces respond to technological and strategic change, and why their paths of adaptation differ.
My work examines the opportunities and limits of military AI: how it is adopted, how it changes command and decision-making, and how armed forces retain human judgement and strategic control. The focus extends from operational concepts to the institutions responsible for developing and governing these capabilities.
I use comparative frameworks to study the drivers, enablers, and constraints of military innovation. This includes the interaction of organisational culture, defence industries, acquisition, doctrine, and operational learning across both major powers and small states.
My research connects the security challenges of Europe and the Indo-Pacific, drawing on work on Singapore, South Korea, China, and other regional actors. It considers how technological competition, alliances, and defence planning affect the choices available to states.
SELECTED RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS
Three strands of work connect my research on technological disruption, military organisations and the different paths of defence innovation.
An examination of the emerging sixth wave of revolution in military affairs and the conditions under which new technologies drive military change.
The Sixth RMA Wave: Disruption in Military Affairs?Journal of Strategic Studies · 2021A comparative framework for examining how small states pursue military advantages through distinctive combinations of strategy, technology, organisation and doctrine.
Military Innovation in Small StatesRoutledge · 2016A comparative perspective on national military AI strategies, technological capabilities and divergent trajectories of military adoption and adaptation.
The AI Wave in Defence InnovationCo-edited with Richard A. Bitzinger · Routledge, 2023CONTACT & ENQUIRIES
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