Research Themes
Political Process
This research theme keeps track of the international, political debate on autonomous weapons systems, including their potential regulation. Since 2014, this debate has chiefly taken place under the auspices of the Convention of Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) and in the form of a Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) since 2017, hosted at the United Nations in Geneva. But the research theme also maps other developments relevant to a governance of weaponised AI outside the UN context.
Articles on Political Processes
Reflections on the Weaponised AI Policy Debate Throughout the ERC AutoNorms Project
From 15 to 17 June 2026, the United Nations (UN) Office for Disarmament Affairs in Geneva hosted informal exchanges on AI in the military domain and its implications for international peace and security. These consultations followed the UN General Assembly resolution 80/58 adopted in 2025. The resolution mandated holding discussions
AutoPractices at the UN Informal Exchanges on AI in the Military Domain
Ingvild Bode and Anna Nadibaidze represented the AutoPractices project at the Informal Exchanges on Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain and its Implications for International Peace and Security. The exchanges were held from 15 to 17 June 2026 in Geneva and organised by the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA).
AutoPractices at the UN GGE on LAWS in March 2026
The AutoNorms team regularly participates in meetings of the United Nations Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapons systems. The GGE meetings take place in Geneva and bring together delegations of state parties to the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW),
Sustaining Human Agency in the Military Domain: The AutoPractices Toolkit at REAIM 2026
By Alexander Hedegaard On 4-5 February 2026, the third edition of the Responsible AI in the Military Domain (REAIM) Summit was held in A Coruña, Spain. The event was organised by the Spanish Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence, together with the A Coruña City Council. The third edition followed
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In and Beyond Great Power Diplomacy: Can Competition and Cooperation Co-Exist in US-China AI Governance?
Reflections on the Weaponised AI Policy Debate Throughout the ERC AutoNorms Project
Weaponised AI, Norms, and Order: Reflections from Research on China
How Practices Make Norms: Key Analytical Take-Aways from the ERC AutoNorms Project
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