Emerging Critical Technologies and Security in the Asia-Pacific

Richard A. Bitzinger is a Senior Fellow and Coordinator of the Military Transformations Program at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore. His work at RSIS focuses on security and defense issues relating to the Asia-Pacific region, including military modernization and force transformation, regional defense industries and local armaments production, and weapons proliferation.

• 1. Emerging Technologies and Military Capability; Andrew D. James2. The Potential Import of New, Emerging, and Over-the-Horizon Technologies; Andrew L. Ross3. Absorbing New Military Capabilities: Defense Technology Acquisition and the Asia-Pacific; Martin Lundmark4. Emerging Technologies' Potential to Change the Balance of Power; Asia by Eugene Gholz5. Offsetting the Impacts of Emerging Critical Technologies; Virginia B. Watson6. Effective Absorption of Emerging Technologies in Defense Automotives to Enhance Land-Based Military Capabilities; Kogila Balakrishnan7. Diesel-Electric Submarine Modernization in Asia: The Role of Air-Independent Propulsion Systems; Michael Raska8. From Subsonic to Hypersonic Cruise Missiles: Revolution or Evolution in Land Attack Capabilities?; Kalyan M. Kemburi9. The Potential Military Impact of Emerging Technologies in the Asia Pacific Region: A Focus on Cyber Capabilities; Caitriona H. Heinl10. The (Over)Promise of Modern Technology; Bernard Loo11. The Future is upon Us: Failed Predictions, Boiling Frogs, and Gun Printers; Paul T. Mitchell12. The Future Ain't What it used to be: Strategic Innovation in the Global Defense Industry; Richard A. Bitzinger