{"303561":{"#nid":"303561","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Nunn School Professor on Revolutionary Technology and Future of Warfare","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ENunn School Assistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.inta.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/margaret-e-kosal\u0022\u003EMargaret E. Kosal\u003C\/a\u003E\u2019s article entitled \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtalumnimag.com\/2014\/06\/the-war-we-wont-expect\/\u0022\u003EThe War We Won\u2019t Expect\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d is featured in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtalumnimag.com\/current-issue\/\u0022\u003Elatest issue\u003C\/a\u003E of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtalumnimag.com\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Alumni Magazine\u003C\/a\u003E. Kosal writes on the need for strategic foresight to understand the role and impact of new technologies, like nanotechnology and biotechnology, may have on war, whether exacerbating, ending, or rebuilding from conflict. She highlights the lack of tools and policy to anticipate and deal with these emerging technologies and understand their geopolitical origins and implications, which must start with an awareness of the underlying factors at hand \u2013 both the technical and non-technical ones.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EKosal argues that a strong foreign policy constructed from an improved understanding of the relationships between science and security has never been more critical. And she concludes that \u0022the\u0026nbsp;need to bridge gaps between the technical and human\u0026nbsp;domains are increasing rapidly, and the challenges are both\u0026nbsp;organizational and strategic. Most importantly, we need the\u0026nbsp;right people to implement and execute strategic foresight.\u0026nbsp;Otherwise, without strong partnerships and without better\u0026nbsp;analytical tools at our disposal, the U.S. and its allies will continue\u0026nbsp;to struggle with assessing how, when, where and in what\u0026nbsp;form future wars will be fought, as well as preparing for and responding\u0026nbsp;to military aggression.\u0022\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EKosal\u2019s piece is part of a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtalumnimag.com\/current-issue\/\u0022\u003Especial issue\u003C\/a\u003E devoted to the ways Georgia Tech interacts with and supports the US military, including \u0026nbsp;prominent alumni serving in the US military, such as \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtalumnimag.com\/2014\/06\/fraternity-brothers-in-arms\/\u0022\u003Ereminiscences\u003C\/a\u003E by US Navy Admiral James \u201cSandy\u201d Winnefeld, AE 78, who now is the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (VCJCS), and US Air Force General Phillip Breedlove, CE 77, who serves as Commander of the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) and as NATO\u2019s 17th Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR).\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Professor Margaret E. Kosal\u2019s article entitled \u201cThe War We Won\u2019t Expect\u201d is featured in the latest issue of the Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ENunn School Assistant Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.inta.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/margaret-e-kosal\u0022\u003EMargaret E. Kosal\u003C\/a\u003E\u2019s article entitled \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtalumnimag.com\/2014\/06\/the-war-we-wont-expect\/\u0022\u003EThe War We Won\u2019t Expect\u003C\/a\u003E\u201d is featured in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtalumnimag.com\/current-issue\/\u0022\u003Elatest issue\u003C\/a\u003E of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gtalumnimag.com\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Alumni Magazine\u003C\/a\u003E. Kosal writes on the need for strategic foresight to understand the role and impact of new technologies, like nanotechnology and biotechnology, may have on war, whether exacerbating, ending, or rebuilding from conflict. She highlights the lack of tools and policy to anticipate and deal with these emerging technologies and understand their geopolitical origins and implications, which must start with an awareness of the underlying factors at hand \u2013 both the technical and non-technical ones.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Professor Margaret E. Kosal\u2019s article entitled \u201cThe War We Won\u2019t Expect\u201d is featured in the latest issue of the Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine."}],"uid":"27751","created_gmt":"2014-06-17 14:30:34","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:38","author":"Vince Pedicino","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-06-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-06-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"147","name":"Military Technology"}],"keywords":[{"id":"851","name":"INTA"},{"id":"922","name":"Kosal"},{"id":"2617","name":"warfare"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39481","name":"National Security"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Margaret Kosal\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:margaret.kosal@inta.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emargaret.kosal@inta.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["margaret.kosal@inta.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}