Elizabeth Quintana

Contact:

elizabethq@rusi.org
+44 (0)207 747 2635

Expertise:

Network-enabled capability, unmanned air vehicles and the use of space assets
 
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Elizabeth Quintana

Position: Senior Research Fellow, Air Power and Technology


Elizabeth runs the Air Power and Technology programme, looking specifically at the future of air power for UK and for NATO at a time of increasing commitments and decreasing resources.The programme also explores the doctrinal, strategic and ethical implications of emerging technologies. She is responsible for conducting research, writing articles and organising events related to these topics.

Elizabeth has lectured specifically on the Ethics of Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems and Cyber Operations to the French Air Force Academy, Bundeswehr and US Air Force Academy.

She is responsible for the Chief of the Air Staff's annual conference and the annual RUSI Defence Information Superiority conference, which is also supported by the UK Ministry of Defence.

Prior to joining RUSI, Elizabeth worked for two years running technical conferences for the international defence community. In 2001 she took a graduate assistant position at the University of Texas A&M where she worked for two years on a DARPA project investigating collaborative robotics. Elizabeth holds an MEng in Automatic Control and Systems Engineering from the University of Sheffield and an MSc in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas A&M

 

RUSI Publications

The RAF and Expeditionary Operations
12 Aug 2011
Elizabeth Quintana assesses whether the British contribution to operations in Libya has been helped or hindered by the UK Government’s Strategic Defence and Security Review
 New US Defence Strategy: Implications for the United States Air Force
9 Jan 2012
President Obama's new defence strategy with its reorientation towards the Pacific is good news for airpower and the US Air Force. Despite proposed budget cuts, there will be a continued reliance on strategic air assets.
 When Will Directed Energy Weapons See the Light?
2 Jun 2011
Directed energy may now be reaching a new phase of maturity
 Unmanned Systems: Confusing Ethics
20 Apr 2011
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles have prompted widespread criticism, despite having proven their value in a variety of contexts. In many cases, their use may be the most logical - and safest - option.
 Space and the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure
23 Mar 2011
Elizabeth Quintana argues that space is as important as the cyber domain, both to the UK economy and national resilience
 NATO Cannot Sustain its Current Fuel Addiction
8 Oct 2010
The closure of the Afghan/Pakistan border earlier this week and consequent targeting of NATO fuel supplies has highlighted a critical vulnerability for the International Security Assistance Forces: Fuel. But what can be done to overcome ISAF's Achilles heel?
 Beyond the Convention: The Cluster Munitions Debate
18 Oct 2010
The Convention on Cluster Munitions is a welcome step forward, but it needs clarity
 The New Challenges of Cyber Security
25 Jun 2009
The UK’s new Cyber Security Strategy outlines governmental response to these new threats: Britain will work closely with international networks to identify and prosecute a new brand of ‘e-criminal’.
Review: The Robots and Robotics Debate
3 Mar 2010
Two recent books on robots and robotics raise the issue of whether we are as wired for war as robots
 Fighting Green: The Next Revolution in Military Affairs
4 Nov 2009
The UK's MoD is not alone in its effort to become green - US forces are also developing the efficiency and security of their energy supplies
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