Michael Raska | Emerging Technologies and Future of Warfare

Assistant Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, NTU Singapore

Recent Publications:
Reshaping Air Power Doctrines: Creating AI-Enabled ‘Super-OODA Loops’ Air Power Journal, 3(2), 15-26.	The Contours of Singapore's Defence Planning: Rethinking Deterrence, Defence Diplomacy, and Resilience. In Sweijs T., Genugten S., and Osinga F., Defence Planning for Small and Middle Powers: Rethinking Force Development in an Age of Disruption.New York: Routledge. (Routledge Advances in Defence Studies Series).	Reimagining Defence Innovation: Defense AI in Singapore. In Borchert H., Schutz T., and Verbovzsky J. The Very Long Game: 25 Case Studies on the Global State of Defence AI. Berlin. Springer Nature (open access).	Chinese and Russian Military Modernisation and the 4IR - with Richard Bitzinger. In: Kirchberger, S., Sinjen, S., and Wörmer, N. eds. Russia-China Relations: Emerging Alliance or Eternal Rivals? Springer Nature
Featured Books:
Defence Innovation and the 4th Industrial Revolution: Security Challenges, Emerging Technologies, and Military Implications Edited By Michael Raska, Katarzyna Zysk, Ian Bowers
In the News:		Select Commentaries:
Israeli forces display power of AI, but it’s a double-edged sword The Straits Times, 18 April 2024 How China and the US are using different drone strategies to seize air superiority South China Morning Post, 3 December 2024 Chinese arms could revive Russia’s failing war The Economist, March 3 2023 China’s advanced machine tool exports to Russia soar after Ukraine invasion Financial Times, January 2, 2024 China and US hold rival military drills in disputed South China Sea AFP, France24, January 4, 2024		Will AI-Driven “Super-OODA Loops” Revolutionise Military Strategy and Operations? RSIS Commentary, 20 January 2025. Why Hamas' Deadly Surprise Attack on Israel Matters to Singapore. Channel News Asia, 11 October 2023. Rethinking the AI Wave in Digital Warfare. East Asia Forum, 7 February 2023. The Russia-Ukraine War: Lessons for Northeast Asia. IDSS Paper, 12 January. The Myth of a Technology Shield: Israel's Strategic Surprise and Lessons for Singapore. RSIS Commentary. 11 October 2023
		Most Cited:
		The Sixth RMA Wave: Disruption in Military Affairs? Journal of Strategic Studies, 44(4), 2021: 456-479. Military Innovation in Small States: Creating a Reverse Asymmetry (Routledge 2016) Strategic Competition for Emerging Military Technologies: Comparative Paths and Patterns. PRISM – Journal of Complex Operations, 8(3), 2019: 65-81. Strategic Contours of China’s Arms Transfers. Strategic Studies Quarterly, 14(1), 2020: 91-116. China and the ‘Three Warfares’. The Diplomat. 18 December 2015. Countering the U.S. Third Offset Strategy: Russian Perspectives, Responses, and Challenges. RSIS Policy Report, 2017. Capacity for Innovation: Technological Drivers in China’s Future Military Modernisation. In: Kamphausen, R. and Lai, D. eds. The PLA in 2025. Washington D.C.: The National Bureau of Asian Research, 129-162. Diesel-Electric Submarine Modernisation in Asia: The Role of Air-Independent Propulsion Systems. In: Bitzinger, R. ed. Emerging Critical Technologies and Security in the Asia-Pacific. London: Palgrave-Macmillan, 91-106. North Korea’s Cyber Strategies – Continuity and Change. SIRIUS - Journal of Strategic Analyses, 4(2), 144-158