Austin Wyatt

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Austin Wyatt is an emerging scholar whose research sits at the intersection of autonomous weapons systems, regional security, and military innovation. His work challenges conventional frameworks in international security studies by shifting analytical focus away from great power competition toward the often-overlooked role of middle power states, particularly within the Indo-Pacific region. In his 2021 work on the diffusion of lethal autonomous weapons systems, Wyatt employs data-driven analysis to examine how rising middle powers are engaging with transformative military technologies and what this means for regional stability — a contribution that has already garnered 6 citations. Complementing this, his examination of increasingly autonomous systems through a Southeast Asian lens brings a much-needed subnational perspective to debates that have predominantly centered on ethics and great power dynamics, accumulating 5 citations. Together, these works signal Wyatt's commitment to broadening the geographic and analytical scope of autonomous weapons discourse. For students and researchers navigating the rapidly evolving literature on military autonomy and Indo-Pacific security, Wyatt's scholarship offers a distinctive and policy-relevant vantage point.