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TITAN FORGE: NATO, the Russia-Ukraine War, and the Race for Machine Speed
The next war will not wait. As NATO grapples with a grinding Russia-Ukraine conflict, the pace of innovation has become both weapon and weakness. Operation TITAN FORGE—a high-intensity wargame—plunges participants into a near-future battlespace where algorithmic speed, human frailty, and cost asymmetry define survival. Across simulated frontlines, AI-enabled systems execute faster than human command can comprehend, autonomous drones exploit microsecond windows, and “human-on-the-loop” oversight begins to fracture under pressure. Players must navigate the razor’s edge between control and chaos—deciding when to trust the machine, and when to seize it back.
Set against the backdrop of hybrid war and rapid escalation, this exercise challenges participants to confront NATO’s core dilemma: can it outthink an adversary willing to outpace it? As systems learn, adapt, and deceive, each decision will test the alliance’s ability to maintain cohesion, ethical command, and technological dominance in a battlespace where the line between human and algorithm blurs. This is not just a scenario—it’s a rehearsal for the wars to come.
Date:
24 November 2025, 17:00
Venue:
Venue to be announced
Speaker:
Expert Practitioners
Organiser:
Zachary Turinsky (University of Oxford)
Part of:
Oxford Emerging Threats & Technology Working Group
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://emergingthreats.co.uk/event/week-7-titan-forge-nato-the-russia-ukraine-war-and-the-race-for-machine-speed/
Audience:
Oxford University Members and Wider Academic/Policy Community
Editor:
Zachary Turinsky
