Weapons

The Fetish of Force: Why Weapons Are Not Just “Instruments” of War

Julien Pomarède • Oct 13 2025 • Articles

Resisting the fetish of force demands a scientific and political confrontation with the structures that sustain and normalize organized violence.

‘Effective, Deployable, Accountable: Pick Two’: Regulating Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems

John Williams • Aug 12 2021 • Articles

LAWS regulation looks as though it may be an object lesson in the risks of seeing ideational social-structural phenomena as material and immutable.

Review – Technology and Agency in International Relations

Bruno Maciel Santos • Oct 8 2020 • Features

This collection successfully bridges the gap between IR, Science and Technology Studies and New Materialism, highlighting topical examples and policy debates.

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