Dr Alexander Blanchard, Dr Vincent Boulanin, Laura Bruun and Netta Goussac
It is more than 10 years since the first multilateral policy debate took place on whether and how to regulate autonomous weapon systems (AWS). And for most of the past decade, formal discussions on AWS have been limited to groups of experts under the auspices of the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).
However, a growing number of stakeholders have voiced dissatisfaction with the CCW process. There has been pressure from various sides for the policy debate on AWS to be diversified—both in terms of where it should take place (many argue that taking the debate to alternative multilateral forums could accelerate progress towards an international regulatory instrument) and of what the debate should focus on, given technological and geostrategic developments since 2014.
However, diversifying the policy process implies several trade-offs. This essay highlights some of those trade-offs and helps policymakers consider their potential implications for international efforts to regulate AWS.
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