The Future(s) of Warfare

About this course

The world is changing. War is changing. We are entering an age of warfighting that has so far only been considered in science fiction. 

This course examines how emerging technologies like AI, robotics, and drones are transforming warfare, focusing on their impact on traditional battlefields and new domains such as space and cyberspace. Students will explore future scenarios of warfare through theoretical frameworks and foresight exercises, analyzing how these technologies shape both military strategy and global security politics. The course equips students with theoretical tools necessary for understanding the impact of new technologies on warfare and military affairs from a socio-technical perspective.

Faculty

Daniel Møller Ølgaard

Faculty

Phd in Political Science, Lund University, 2022 MA in War Studies, King’s College London, 2014. Assistant Professor, Institute for Military Technology, Royal Danish Defence College, 2023-present Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Lund University, 2022-2023 Doctoral candidate, Department of Political Science, Lund University, 2016-2022. With DIS since 2025.

Andreas Immanuel Graae

Faculty

PhD, Cultural Studies, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), 2019. Assistant Professor, Head of Research, Institute for Military Technology, Royal Danish Defence College, 2020-present. Postdoc, Department of Culture and Languages, University of Southern Denmark (2019-2020). With DIS since 2025