Richard A Bitzinger
Biographic Data
| ID | 1264883 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard A Bitzinger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard A |
| FAMILY NAME | Bitzinger |
| SIGNATURE | BITZINGER R A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nanyang Technological University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Military-Civil Fusion
Advanced commercial technologies offer new opportunities for defense applications that could greatly affect military power and metrics of military advantage. This is relevant when it comes to civilian-based technological innovations found in the emerging 'fourth industrial revolution,' such as artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, 'big data,' and quantum computing. Militaries and governments around the world are increasingly focused on how…
Fourth Industrial Revolution and Military-Civil Fusion
The 4th Industrial Revolution, Military-Civil Fusion, and the Next RMA
The technologies embedded in the emerging 4th industrial revolution (4IR) –and artificial intelligence (AI) in particular– promise to constitute a disruptive paradigm shift in the future nature and conduct of warfare. These technologies will likely also have a major impact on the competitions between great powers, countries that aspire to be leading regional players or nations that see technology as a critical force multiplier. It is important to…
Military-technological innovation in small states
Both Israel and Singapore engage in military-technological innovation in areas deemed critical to strategic sovereignty. Both countries have consistently championed high levels of funding for military R&D and for maintaining and nurturing indigenous defense industries. Both countries have, to a varying degree, also strongly supported the cultivation of local S&T, including the spin-on of commercial high-technology breakthroughs into the defense s…
Defense industries in the 21st century
The international arms production and market have been experiencing significant changes since the end of the Cold War. For some scholars, this transformation represents the “globalization” of defen
Asian arms industries and impact on military capabilities
Asia is a leading consumer of arms, and some of the most modern and most advanced armaments are finding their way into the inventories of Asian militaries. As a result, many Asian-Pacific militaries have experienced a significant, if not unprecedented, build-up over past several years, both in terms of quantity and quality. In addition to this trend, however, Asia has become an increasingly significant producer of armaments. Many nations in the r…
Arming Asia
Bitzinger examines the phenomenon of attempted self-reliance in arms production within Asia, and assesses the extent of success in balancing this independence with the growing requirements of next-generation weapons systems. He analyzes China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia. The overarching question in the book is whether self-reliance is a strategically viable solution for development and manufacturing of arms. Given the ever-chan…
Reforming China’s defense industry
Even with sizable economic inputs, access to foreign technologies, and considerable political will, China, up until the late 1990s, experienced only limited success when it came to the local design, development, and manufacture of advanced conventional weapons. Not surprisingly, therefore, reforming the local defense industry in order to upgrade its technology base and manufacturing capabilities and to make armaments production more efficient and…
Reshaping the People’s Liberation Army since the 18th Party Congress
Following the pivotal decision by China’s last paramount leader to change the course of China’s development in the latter years of the previous century, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has undergone profound changes that have enabled it transform itself more quickly than ever before. Under its current commander-in-chief, these developments have become more pronounced, with Xi Jinping taking a noticeably greater interest in harnessing the Chine…
Defense Industries in Asia and the Technonationalist Impulse
Asia is a region of growing militarization and insecurity. It is increasingly characterized by rising defense expenditures and rapidly modernizing militaries, and subsequently it is increasingly becoming a zone of potential conflict. These security concerns are exacerbated by Asian countries' expanding capacities for indigenous armaments production. Asian arms production is heavily influenced by concepts of techno-nationalism, which views autarky…
Comparing Defense Industry Reforms in China and India
Most aspiring great powers equate great power status with self‐sufficiency, armaments production. China and India have both invested considerable resources over the past 60 years in establishing and nurturing indigenous military‐industrial complexes (MICs). By the early 1990s, however, it was apparent that both countries’ MICs were inadequate in delivering indigenously developed advanced conventional weaponry to their national militaries, due to …
Revisiting Armaments Production in Southeast Asia
Contemporary Southeast Asia (CSEA) is one of the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute"s flagship publications. Now in its fourth decade of publication, CSEA has succeeded in building up an international reputation as one of Southeast Asia"s premier academic journals. The aim of the peer reviewed journal is to provide subscribers with up to date and in-depth analysis of critical trends and developments in Southeast Asia and the wider Asia-Pacific region.…
China's Defense Technology and Industrial Base in a Regional Context
This paper examines defense industrialization in three leading arms-producing states in Asia – India, Japan, and South Korea – and how their experiences compare to China's recent defense industrial developments. It argues that despite decades of considerable effort and investments in pursuit of a techno-nationalist self-arming strategy, these countries have experienced only modest success when it comes to achieving such self-reliance. Most region…
A New Arms Race? Explaining Recent Southeast Asian Military Acquisitions
Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs - Volume 32, Number 1, April 2010
Why East Asian War is Unlikely
The Asia-Pacific region is home to many unresolved geostrategic issues that could escalate into conflict; nevertheless, it is probably more stable than one might believe. In particular, the emergence of a more assertive China does not mean a more aggressive China or that war in Asia is more likely. While Beijing may be increasingly pushing its own agenda in regional international affairs, and while it may seek to displace the United States as the…
Gorbachev and grit, 1985–89
(1994). Gorbachev and grit, 1985–89: Did arms control succeed because of unilateral actions or in spite of them? Contemporary Security Policy: Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 68-79
The Globalization of the Arms Industry
The globalization of the arms industry entails a significant shift away from traditional, single-country patterns of weapons production toward internationalization of the development, production, and marketing of arms. While wholly indigenous armaments production may be on the decline, multinational arms production - through collaboration on individual weapon systems and increasingly via interfirm linkages across the international arms industry -…
Customize defense industry restructuring
Seizing the moment
In this article, we review some of the historical trends and events that suggest the scope and power of the Information Revolution. We speculate how these trends and events may be interpreted in new models or theories of human affairs, in perhaps the greatest and most fundamental change since the latter part of the eighteenth century for human transactions of power of all kinds—political, economic, and military—and at all levels—global, national,…
Arms to Go
The Globalization of the Arms Industry
The globalization of the arms industry entails a significant shift away from traditional, single-country patterns of weapons production toward internationalization of the development, production, and marketing of arms. While wholly indigenous armaments production may be on the decline, multinational arms production - through collaboration on individual weapon systems and increasingly via interfirm linkages across the international arms industry -…
Defense Industries in Asia and the Technonationalist Impulse
Asia is a region of growing militarization and insecurity. It is increasingly characterized by rising defense expenditures and rapidly modernizing militaries, and subsequently it is increasingly becoming a zone of potential conflict. These security concerns are exacerbated by Asian countries' expanding capacities for indigenous armaments production. Asian arms production is heavily influenced by concepts of techno-nationalism, which views autarky…
Arms to Go
Seizing the moment
In this article, we review some of the historical trends and events that suggest the scope and power of the Information Revolution. We speculate how these trends and events may be interpreted in new models or theories of human affairs, in perhaps the greatest and most fundamental change since the latter part of the eighteenth century for human transactions of power of all kinds—political, economic, and military—and at all levels—global, national,…
Gorbachev and grit, 1985–89
(1994). Gorbachev and grit, 1985–89: Did arms control succeed because of unilateral actions or in spite of them? Contemporary Security Policy: Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 68-79
Asian arms industries and impact on military capabilities
Asia is a leading consumer of arms, and some of the most modern and most advanced armaments are finding their way into the inventories of Asian militaries. As a result, many Asian-Pacific militaries have experienced a significant, if not unprecedented, build-up over past several years, both in terms of quantity and quality. In addition to this trend, however, Asia has become an increasingly significant producer of armaments. Many nations in the r…
Reshaping the People’s Liberation Army since the 18th Party Congress
Following the pivotal decision by China’s last paramount leader to change the course of China’s development in the latter years of the previous century, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has undergone profound changes that have enabled it transform itself more quickly than ever before. Under its current commander-in-chief, these developments have become more pronounced, with Xi Jinping taking a noticeably greater interest in harnessing the Chine…
Revisiting Armaments Production in Southeast Asia
Contemporary Southeast Asia (CSEA) is one of the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute"s flagship publications. Now in its fourth decade of publication, CSEA has succeeded in building up an international reputation as one of Southeast Asia"s premier academic journals. The aim of the peer reviewed journal is to provide subscribers with up to date and in-depth analysis of critical trends and developments in Southeast Asia and the wider Asia-Pacific region.…
Why East Asian War is Unlikely
The Asia-Pacific region is home to many unresolved geostrategic issues that could escalate into conflict; nevertheless, it is probably more stable than one might believe. In particular, the emergence of a more assertive China does not mean a more aggressive China or that war in Asia is more likely. While Beijing may be increasingly pushing its own agenda in regional international affairs, and while it may seek to displace the United States as the…
Military-technological innovation in small states
Both Israel and Singapore engage in military-technological innovation in areas deemed critical to strategic sovereignty. Both countries have consistently championed high levels of funding for military R&D and for maintaining and nurturing indigenous defense industries. Both countries have, to a varying degree, also strongly supported the cultivation of local S&T, including the spin-on of commercial high-technology breakthroughs into the defense s…
Reforming China’s defense industry
Even with sizable economic inputs, access to foreign technologies, and considerable political will, China, up until the late 1990s, experienced only limited success when it came to the local design, development, and manufacture of advanced conventional weapons. Not surprisingly, therefore, reforming the local defense industry in order to upgrade its technology base and manufacturing capabilities and to make armaments production more efficient and…
China's Defense Technology and Industrial Base in a Regional Context
This paper examines defense industrialization in three leading arms-producing states in Asia – India, Japan, and South Korea – and how their experiences compare to China's recent defense industrial developments. It argues that despite decades of considerable effort and investments in pursuit of a techno-nationalist self-arming strategy, these countries have experienced only modest success when it comes to achieving such self-reliance. Most region…
A New Arms Race? Explaining Recent Southeast Asian Military Acquisitions
Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs - Volume 32, Number 1, April 2010
Customize defense industry restructuring
Seizing the moment
In this article, we review some of the historical trends and events that suggest the scope and power of the Information Revolution. We speculate how these trends and events may be interpreted in new models or theories of human affairs, in perhaps the greatest and most fundamental change since the latter part of the eighteenth century for human transactions of power of all kinds—political, economic, and military—and at all levels—global, national,…
Arms to Go
Gorbachev and grit, 1985–89
(1994). Gorbachev and grit, 1985–89: Did arms control succeed because of unilateral actions or in spite of them? Contemporary Security Policy: Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 68-79
The Globalization of the Arms Industry
The globalization of the arms industry entails a significant shift away from traditional, single-country patterns of weapons production toward internationalization of the development, production, and marketing of arms. While wholly indigenous armaments production may be on the decline, multinational arms production - through collaboration on individual weapon systems and increasingly via interfirm linkages across the international arms industry -…
Customize defense industry restructuring
Why East Asian War is Unlikely
The Asia-Pacific region is home to many unresolved geostrategic issues that could escalate into conflict; nevertheless, it is probably more stable than one might believe. In particular, the emergence of a more assertive China does not mean a more aggressive China or that war in Asia is more likely. While Beijing may be increasingly pushing its own agenda in regional international affairs, and while it may seek to displace the United States as the…
A New Arms Race? Explaining Recent Southeast Asian Military Acquisitions
Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs - Volume 32, Number 1, April 2010
China's Defense Technology and Industrial Base in a Regional Context
This paper examines defense industrialization in three leading arms-producing states in Asia – India, Japan, and South Korea – and how their experiences compare to China's recent defense industrial developments. It argues that despite decades of considerable effort and investments in pursuit of a techno-nationalist self-arming strategy, these countries have experienced only modest success when it comes to achieving such self-reliance. Most region…
Revisiting Armaments Production in Southeast Asia
Contemporary Southeast Asia (CSEA) is one of the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute"s flagship publications. Now in its fourth decade of publication, CSEA has succeeded in building up an international reputation as one of Southeast Asia"s premier academic journals. The aim of the peer reviewed journal is to provide subscribers with up to date and in-depth analysis of critical trends and developments in Southeast Asia and the wider Asia-Pacific region.…
Defense Industries in Asia and the Technonationalist Impulse
Asia is a region of growing militarization and insecurity. It is increasingly characterized by rising defense expenditures and rapidly modernizing militaries, and subsequently it is increasingly becoming a zone of potential conflict. These security concerns are exacerbated by Asian countries' expanding capacities for indigenous armaments production. Asian arms production is heavily influenced by concepts of techno-nationalism, which views autarky…
Comparing Defense Industry Reforms in China and India
Most aspiring great powers equate great power status with self‐sufficiency, armaments production. China and India have both invested considerable resources over the past 60 years in establishing and nurturing indigenous military‐industrial complexes (MICs). By the early 1990s, however, it was apparent that both countries’ MICs were inadequate in delivering indigenously developed advanced conventional weaponry to their national militaries, due to …
Arming Asia
Bitzinger examines the phenomenon of attempted self-reliance in arms production within Asia, and assesses the extent of success in balancing this independence with the growing requirements of next-generation weapons systems. He analyzes China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia. The overarching question in the book is whether self-reliance is a strategically viable solution for development and manufacturing of arms. Given the ever-chan…
Reforming China’s defense industry
Even with sizable economic inputs, access to foreign technologies, and considerable political will, China, up until the late 1990s, experienced only limited success when it came to the local design, development, and manufacture of advanced conventional weapons. Not surprisingly, therefore, reforming the local defense industry in order to upgrade its technology base and manufacturing capabilities and to make armaments production more efficient and…
Reshaping the People’s Liberation Army since the 18th Party Congress
Following the pivotal decision by China’s last paramount leader to change the course of China’s development in the latter years of the previous century, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has undergone profound changes that have enabled it transform itself more quickly than ever before. Under its current commander-in-chief, these developments have become more pronounced, with Xi Jinping taking a noticeably greater interest in harnessing the Chine…
Asian arms industries and impact on military capabilities
Asia is a leading consumer of arms, and some of the most modern and most advanced armaments are finding their way into the inventories of Asian militaries. As a result, many Asian-Pacific militaries have experienced a significant, if not unprecedented, build-up over past several years, both in terms of quantity and quality. In addition to this trend, however, Asia has become an increasingly significant producer of armaments. Many nations in the r…
Defense industries in the 21st century
The international arms production and market have been experiencing significant changes since the end of the Cold War. For some scholars, this transformation represents the “globalization” of defen
Military-technological innovation in small states
Both Israel and Singapore engage in military-technological innovation in areas deemed critical to strategic sovereignty. Both countries have consistently championed high levels of funding for military R&D and for maintaining and nurturing indigenous defense industries. Both countries have, to a varying degree, also strongly supported the cultivation of local S&T, including the spin-on of commercial high-technology breakthroughs into the defense s…
The 4th Industrial Revolution, Military-Civil Fusion, and the Next RMA
The technologies embedded in the emerging 4th industrial revolution (4IR) –and artificial intelligence (AI) in particular– promise to constitute a disruptive paradigm shift in the future nature and conduct of warfare. These technologies will likely also have a major impact on the competitions between great powers, countries that aspire to be leading regional players or nations that see technology as a critical force multiplier. It is important to…
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Military-Civil Fusion
Advanced commercial technologies offer new opportunities for defense applications that could greatly affect military power and metrics of military advantage. This is relevant when it comes to civilian-based technological innovations found in the emerging 'fourth industrial revolution,' such as artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, 'big data,' and quantum computing. Militaries and governments around the world are increasingly focused on how…
Fourth Industrial Revolution and Military-Civil Fusion
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