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Military technologies do not emerge in isolation from the wider political and economic context. On the one hand, the emergence of digital platforms in the military depends on the global rise and reach of major technology companies, military startups, and venture capital firms. Conversely, they rely significantly on military investments in commercial research and development, particularly within the domains of big data, AI, and robotics.

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Events

Bologna, Italy

Aug 25, 2025

Panel: ‘Platforms and Platformisation in International Relations’ at the 19th EISA

Utrecht, Netherlands

Feb 13, 2025

Conference: 'Concerning Conflict, War and Peace'

Antwerp, Belgium

Jan 29, 2025

Workshop: 'Platforms on the Frontline'

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PLATFORM WARS and RAW in the media: an overview of our public outreach in 2024

In light of the increasing automation and platformization of warfare and military decision-making, especially in the context of Ukraine and Gaza, the expertise of PLATFORM WARS and RAW researchers was high in demand last year, resulting in a series of interviews in newspapers, radio stations and podcasts.

Platforms on the Frontline: The Rise of the Platform Model in Defense Tech

In a recent blog post for Opiniojuris, PLATFORM WARS' Marijn Hoijtink and Jasper van der Kist reflect on the growing importance of the platform model in defense tech and warfare, drawing analogies to other domains in which platform corporations have gained extraordinary market power in recent years.

Reflections on our 'Platforms on the Frontline' workshop

In the last week of January, the PLATFORM WARS project organized an interdisciplinary workshop focusing on different conceptualizations of ‘the platform’ and what they could add to the analysis of contemporary warfare.

PLATFORM WARS and RAW researchers comment on Google's drawback in military AI policy

In interviews with news outlets De Morgen, Radio1 and Trouw, Marijn Hoijtink and Jessica Dorsey reflect on Google’s departure from its commitment not to develop technology for weapon systems.

PLATFORM WARS is growing

The project welcomes three new PhD researchers who will conduct research on platform corporations' role in contemporary warfare from a variety of theoretical, conceptual and empirical perspectives.

January 23, 2025

Article: ‘Prototype warfare’ - Innovation, optimisation, and the experimental way of warfare

This article, published in the European Journal of International Security, centers around the concept of ‘prototype warfare’, an approach adopted by Western militaries to accelerate the experimental development, acquisition, and deployment of emerging technologies in warfare.