---
_id: '65120'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: The governance of emerging technologies with increased autonomy in the military
    has become a topical issue in recent years, especially considering the rapid advances
    in artificial intelligence and related innovations in computer science. Despite
    this hype, the postcolonial subject’s position has been seen as secondary, often
    associated with victimhood or obscurity. By shifting the narrative to highlight
    the postcolonial subject’s agency—not only in providing real-world examples of
    artificial intelligence use in the military but also in knowledge creation and
    shaping the discourse on governance within the international, this paper contributes
    to an area of research that is often overlooked. The paper unpacks the norm-making
    efforts of postcolonial subjects regarding emerging military technologies. In
    doing this, the paper aims to advance postcolonial theory by showing how the dynamics
    of governing emerging military technologies intertwine with postcolonial subjectivity
    and to broaden the academic discussion on the governance of emerging military
    technologies and algorithmic violence, which has so far been dominated by Western
    or universalistic discourse.
article_number: '214'
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Ishmael
  full_name: Bhila, Ishmael
  last_name: Bhila
citation:
  ama: 'Bhila I. Decentring the governance of AI in the military: a focus on the postcolonial
    subject. <i>AI and Ethics</i>. 2026;6(2). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-026-01090-7">10.1007/s43681-026-01090-7</a>'
  apa: 'Bhila, I. (2026). Decentring the governance of AI in the military: a focus
    on the postcolonial subject. <i>AI and Ethics</i>, <i>6</i>(2), Article 214. <a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-026-01090-7">https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-026-01090-7</a>'
  bibtex: '@article{Bhila_2026, title={Decentring the governance of AI in the military:
    a focus on the postcolonial subject}, volume={6}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-026-01090-7">10.1007/s43681-026-01090-7</a>},
    number={2214}, journal={AI and Ethics}, publisher={Springer Science and Business
    Media LLC}, author={Bhila, Ishmael}, year={2026} }'
  chicago: 'Bhila, Ishmael. “Decentring the Governance of AI in the Military: A Focus
    on the Postcolonial Subject.” <i>AI and Ethics</i> 6, no. 2 (2026). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-026-01090-7">https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-026-01090-7</a>.'
  ieee: 'I. Bhila, “Decentring the governance of AI in the military: a focus on the
    postcolonial subject,” <i>AI and Ethics</i>, vol. 6, no. 2, Art. no. 214, 2026,
    doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-026-01090-7">10.1007/s43681-026-01090-7</a>.'
  mla: 'Bhila, Ishmael. “Decentring the Governance of AI in the Military: A Focus
    on the Postcolonial Subject.” <i>AI and Ethics</i>, vol. 6, no. 2, 214, Springer
    Science and Business Media LLC, 2026, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-026-01090-7">10.1007/s43681-026-01090-7</a>.'
  short: I. Bhila, AI and Ethics 6 (2026).
date_created: 2026-03-25T09:50:42Z
date_updated: 2026-03-28T11:08:51Z
doi: 10.1007/s43681-026-01090-7
has_accepted_license: '1'
intvolume: '         6'
issue: '2'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-026-01090-7
oa: '1'
publication: AI and Ethics
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 2730-5953
  - 2730-5961
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
status: public
title: 'Decentring the governance of AI in the military: a focus on the postcolonial
  subject'
type: journal_article
user_id: '105772'
volume: 6
year: '2026'
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