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Peter W. Singer

Peter W. Singer

Director, 21st Century Defense Initiative
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy

Peter W. Singer is the director of the 21st Century Defense Initiative and a senior fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings. Singer’s research focuses on three core issues: the future of war, current U.S. defense needs and future priorities, and the future of the U.S. defense system. Singer lectures frequently to U.S. military audiences and is the author of several books and articles, including Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century.



Expertise

Contemporary warfare; foreign policy; national security; peacekeeping; terrorism; U.S. relations with the Islamic world

Background

Current Positions
Senior Fellow and Director, Brookings 21st Century Defense Initiative

Past Positions
Senior Fellow and Director, Brookings Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World; Doctoral Fellow, Harvard University; Action Officer, Balkans Task Force, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Special Assistant, International Peace Academy; Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Duke University Talent Identification Program

Education

Ph.D., Harvard University, 2001; A.B., Princeton University, 1997

As our weapons are designed to have ever more autonomy, deeper questions arise. Can the new armaments reliably separate friend from foe? What laws and ethical codes apply? What are we saying when we send out unmanned ma­chines to fight for us? What is the “message” that those on the other side receive? Ultimately, how will humans remain masters of weapons that are immeasurably faster and more “intelligent” than they ­are? - Excerpt from Wired for War


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