Artificial Intelligence and International Relations Theories

Artificial intelligence (AI) is having a significant impact on international relations theories, simplifying and complicating processes, and redefining the world. This book explores 9 theoretical paradigms and schools of thought to explain and anticipate AI's impact on IR, using original datasets, empirical case studies, and engagement with traditional and critical theoretical lenses.

Format: Hardback
Length: 165 pages
Publication date: 02 February 2023
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on international relations theories is explored in this comprehensive book. As a rapidly evolving phenomenon, AI permeates every aspect of our real world, simultaneously simplifying and complicating processes. Its transformative nature also leads to oversights and misunderstandings.

Globally, leaders, diplomats, and policymakers have been compelled to familiarize themselves with concepts such as algorithms, automation, machine learning, and neural networks, which are reshaping our world and challenging long-held assumptions in the field of international relations (IR).

This book adopts a historical, contemporary, and long-term approach to examine and predict AI's impact on IR and vice versa. It systematically addresses nine theoretical paradigms and schools of thought, including realism, liberalism, feminism, postcolonial theory, and green theory. By drawing on original datasets, innovative empirical case studies, and deep engagement with the core claims of traditional and critical theoretical lenses, the book aims to reignite debates on the nature and patterns of power, ethics, conflict, and systems among states and non-state actors.

The book's findings shed light on the complex interplay between AI and international relations, highlighting both the opportunities and challenges it presents. It emphasizes the need for policymakers, scholars, and practitioners to stay informed and adapt to the rapidly changing landscape of AI-driven global affairs.

Weight: 369g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811948763
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023