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Neil C. Renic

Neil C. Renic is currently based at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg. His research focuses on the changing character of war, emerging combat technologies, and the regulation of armed conflict.


Articles by Neil C. Renic

Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană gave during the launch of the NATO Science and Technology Organisation’s 2023-2043 Trends Report in Brussels on Wednesday. Photo credit: NATO news release

Will DIANA—NATO’s DARPA-style innovation hub—improve or degrade global stability?

By Marina Favaro, Ulrich Kühn, Neil C. Renic | Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Technology and Security
robot made of weapons dissolves into doves

Death of efforts to regulate autonomous weapons has been greatly exaggerated

By Neil C. Renic | Opinion, Technology and Security