State dossier
Brunei
BRN · BRUNEI DARUSSALAM · on the world map
What does it want?
Position: unclear or shifting (AMBIG). Has said things that point in more than one direction.
Unclear or shifting (AMBIG), since 2024-10-15, points both ways (AMBIGUOUS)
Brunei's own words point two ways. In the UN First Committee's 2024 general debate it said autonomous weapons should not operate without strict regulation and oversight, and it took note of the Secretary-General's call for a legally binding instrument to prohibit them by 2026. It did not say it wants that treaty, or what kind of rules it prefers.
Brunei points to the Secretary-General's call for a binding instrument to prohibit LAWS by 2026.
Brunei Darussalam takes note of the recommendation made by the Secretary-General in 2023 to develop a legally binding instrument to prohibit LAWS by 2026
National statement by Brunei Darussalam, First Committee general debate, 79th session, 2024-10-15 source
Brunei warns against LAWS operating without strict regulatory frameworks.
We have much more to lose than we stand to gain if we allow LAWS to operate without strict regulatory frameworks and oversight
National statement by Brunei Darussalam, First Committee general debate, 79th session, 2024-10-15 source
How did it vote?
Yes on all three UN votes on autonomous weapons.
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What has it signed?
Being on a list is a fact. Not being on one is not opposition.
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When has it spoken?
Every time it went on the record, dated.
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What rules has it written at home?
Its own military policy.
Military policy not yet reviewed by this site, as of 2026-11-04.
The record
The documents on file.
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