Securitising AI: routine exceptionality and digital governance in the Gulf
<p dir="ltr">This article examines how Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states securitise artificial intelligence (AI) through discourses and infrastructures that fuse modernisation with regime resilience. Drawing on securitisation theory (Buzan et al., 1998; Balzacq, 2011) and critica...
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| author | Muhanad Seloom (21875261) |
| author_facet | Muhanad Seloom (21875261) |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Muhanad Seloom (21875261) |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2025-12-04T03:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.1007/s43681-025-00850-1 |
| dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv | https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Securitising_AI_routine_exceptionality_and_digital_governance_in_the_Gulf/32075535 |
| dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv | CC BY 4.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Human society Political science Information and computing sciences Artificial intelligence Cybersecurity and privacy Gulf states Artificial intelligence Securitisation Surveillance Digital governance Security governance AI ethics Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Securitising AI: routine exceptionality and digital governance in the Gulf |
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| description | <p dir="ltr">This article examines how Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states securitise artificial intelligence (AI) through discourses and infrastructures that fuse modernisation with regime resilience. Drawing on securitisation theory (Buzan et al., 1998; Balzacq, 2011) and critical security studies, it analyses national strategies, surveillance systems, and mega-event governance in Qatar, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia. It argues that AI functions as both a legitimising narrative and a technology of control, embedding predictive policing and biometric surveillance within public–private assemblages. The study situates these developments within global AI politics, demonstrating how external chokepoints, ethical frameworks, and vendor ecosystems shape the Gulf’s evolving security governance, leading to empirical effects such as the normalisation of exceptional measures in everyday administration.</p><h2 dir="ltr">Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: AI and Ethics<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s43681-025-00850-1" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s43681-025-00850-1</a></p> |
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| spelling | Securitising AI: routine exceptionality and digital governance in the GulfMuhanad Seloom (21875261)Human societyPolitical scienceInformation and computing sciencesArtificial intelligenceCybersecurity and privacyGulf statesArtificial intelligenceSecuritisationSurveillanceDigital governanceSecurity governanceAI ethicsGulf Cooperation Council (GCC)<p dir="ltr">This article examines how Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states securitise artificial intelligence (AI) through discourses and infrastructures that fuse modernisation with regime resilience. Drawing on securitisation theory (Buzan et al., 1998; Balzacq, 2011) and critical security studies, it analyses national strategies, surveillance systems, and mega-event governance in Qatar, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia. It argues that AI functions as both a legitimising narrative and a technology of control, embedding predictive policing and biometric surveillance within public–private assemblages. The study situates these developments within global AI politics, demonstrating how external chokepoints, ethical frameworks, and vendor ecosystems shape the Gulf’s evolving security governance, leading to empirical effects such as the normalisation of exceptional measures in everyday administration.</p><h2 dir="ltr">Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: AI and Ethics<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s43681-025-00850-1" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s43681-025-00850-1</a></p>2025-12-04T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1007/s43681-025-00850-1https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Securitising_AI_routine_exceptionality_and_digital_governance_in_the_Gulf/32075535CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/320755352025-12-04T03:00:00Z |
| spellingShingle | Securitising AI: routine exceptionality and digital governance in the Gulf Muhanad Seloom (21875261) Human society Political science Information and computing sciences Artificial intelligence Cybersecurity and privacy Gulf states Artificial intelligence Securitisation Surveillance Digital governance Security governance AI ethics Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) |
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| title | Securitising AI: routine exceptionality and digital governance in the Gulf |
| title_full | Securitising AI: routine exceptionality and digital governance in the Gulf |
| title_fullStr | Securitising AI: routine exceptionality and digital governance in the Gulf |
| title_full_unstemmed | Securitising AI: routine exceptionality and digital governance in the Gulf |
| title_short | Securitising AI: routine exceptionality and digital governance in the Gulf |
| title_sort | Securitising AI: routine exceptionality and digital governance in the Gulf |
| topic | Human society Political science Information and computing sciences Artificial intelligence Cybersecurity and privacy Gulf states Artificial intelligence Securitisation Surveillance Digital governance Security governance AI ethics Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) |