Emerging Technology and International Security
MIT OpenCourseWare offers this course on how new technologies reshape international security. Topics include drones, artificial intelligence, social media, additive manufacturing, and cyber warfare, with attention to how states develop these tools, what barriers slow innovation in defense sectors, and how the spread of new military and dual-use technologies shapes decisions about war and peace. The course is aimed at students of international relations and security studies. Materials come from MIT's OpenCourseWare archive and typically include a syllabus, readings, and assignments used in the original course, free to access under MIT's open license. No certificate is offered, since OCW publishes course materials rather than running a live instructor-led class, but the full reading list and assignment structure are available for self-study.