Michael Raska

Dr. Michael Raska is Senior Researcher and Section Head for Security and Defense in Europe at the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich. He is also a Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies and a member of the Expert Advisory Group of the Global Commission on Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain. Previously, he was an Assistant Professor in the Military Transformations Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School ofInternational Studies at Nanyang Technological University.

His research focuses on the drivers and trajectories of defense and military
innovation, examining how emerging technologies - particularly artificial intelligence - shape defense planning, force development, intelligence assessment, and the future character of warfare, including hybrid conflict and digital warfare.

He is the author of Military Innovation and Small States: Creating Reverse Asymmetry (Routledge, 2016) and co-editor of several volumes, including The AI Wave in Defence Innovation (Routledge, 2023) and Defence Innovation and the 4th Industrial Revolution (Routledge, 2022).

His scholarly work has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Strategic
Studies, Strategic Studies Quarterly, PRISM: Journal of Complex Operations, and SIRIUS – Zeitschrift für Strategische Analysen, among others. His contributions also include chapters in edited volumes, policy reports, and commentaries, including collaborative projects with leading academic, military, and policy research institutions focusing on defense innovation, emerging technologies, and future of warfare.