Strategic Currents: New And Emerging Technologies eBook

The book examines how new and emerging technologies are reshaping Southeast Asia's strategic and security environment. Focusing on developments such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, autonomous systems, advanced surveillance technologies, and cybersecurity, it analyses how technological change is altering regional power dynamics, defence planning, and strategic vulnerabilities amid intensifying geopolitical competition.

Bringing together original essays by researchers from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) and leading external experts, the volume offers a timely and in-depth assessment of the security implications of technological innovation for Southeast Asian states and their external partners. The chapters explore both opportunities and risks, addressing how governments and security institutions can adapt to a rapidly evolving technological landscape.

Published as part of RSIS' 30th Anniversary commemorations, this edition of Strategic Currents reflects three decades of the School's thought leadership in regional security studies and provides essential insights for policymakers, scholars, and practitioners concerned with Southeast Asia's future.

Contents:

• Introduction — New and Emerging Technologies: Strategic and Security Implications for Southeast Asia (Bernard F W Loo and Damien D Cheong)
• Emerging Security Challenges:
  • AI and Cybercrime: Risks and Responses for the Years Ahead (Helena Yixin Huang)
  • Managing the Proliferation of Quantum Technologies (Manoj Harjani)
  • From Banal to Extreme: AI and How Benign Online Communities Become Breeding Grounds for the Far-Right (Yasmine Wong and Antara Chakraborthy)
  • From Chessboard to Battlefield: The Future of AI in Terrorism and Counterterrorism (Kenneth Yeo)
  • SpaceAI for a Smart(er) Nation: A Singapore Case Study (Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano, Iuna Tsyrulneva and Ysa Marie Cayabyab)
  • The Unseen Hand of the Shadow Fleet in Critical Undersea Infrastructure Security (Sean Tan Yi Jin)
  • AI for Life Sciences: Impact on Biosecurity (Julius Cesar Trajano and Jeselyn)
• Strategic Opportunities and Challenges:
  • How AI May Reshape Modern Diplomacy (Asha Hemrajani and Rick Tan)
  • Bridging Security Futures: Why Critical Minerals Matter for Southeast Asia (Vlado Vivoda)
  • US-China Tech Wars: Implications for Southeast Asia (Adrian Ang)
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