Andrew Futter is Professor of International Politics at University of Leicester, UK.

Juraj Nosal is an international civil servant working on combating cybercrime.

Maximilian Hoell is a Senior Policy Fellow at the European Leadership Network.

Julia Berghofer is a Policy Fellow at the European Leadership Network and Vice-Chair, Younger Generation Leaders Network.

Clemens H usler is a communications executive at Siemens AG, Germany

PART 1: Politics and Geopolitics.- Chapter 1: Pavel Kanevskiy, "Digital illiberalism and the erosion of the liberal international order".- Chapter 2: Julia Berghofer, "The emergence of e-participation tools: Strengthening democracy through inclusive debates".- Chapter 3: Gent Salihu, "The US-China 5G race in Europe's Western Balkans".- Chapter 4: Maria Shagina, "The role of export controls in managing emerging technology".- Chapter 5: Marco Siddi, "The geopolitics of the energy transition: New resources and technologies".- Part II: Strategic Stability and Military Affairs.- Chapter 6: Igor Istomin, "Technological uncertainty and strategic stability".- Chapter 7: Lucia Gavenciaková, "Emerging technologies and 'green-friendly' military conflict?".- Chapter 8: Max Hoell & Sylvia Mishra, "Artificial Intelligence and nuclear command and control".- Chapter 9: Pavel Sharikov, "Contemporary cybersecurity".- Chapter Verena Jackson, "Autonomous Weapons Systems in armed : conflicts: New challenges for International Law".- Part III: Economy and Society.- Chapter : 11 Juraj Nosal, "Crime in the Digital Age: A New Frontier".- Chapter 12: Ivana Vuchkova, "Emerging technologies in energy as an opportunity for a sustainable and carbon-neutral future.- Chapter 13: Tinatin Japaridze, "Cyber Sovereignty: Should cyber borders replicate territorial borders?".- Chapter 14: Carolyn Forstein, "Tracing accountability: Product sourcing technology and implications for conservation and human rights initiatives in the Euro-Atlantic"

This edited volume brings together a selected group of talented emerging leaders drawn from academia, policy and professional backgrounds from across the Euro-Atlantic space. The book reflects the various trends and implications of emerging technologies and their different - positive and negative - effects on the security, societies and economies in the Euro-Atlantic region. It tremendously benefits from the broad range of views and divergent professional as well as cultural backgrounds of the contributors.