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future of conflict
Can Technology Predict War?
By Jacob Parakilas
Political scientists and analytical units in governments have tried to create more accurate, more rational, and more systemic ways to assess the risk of war for decades
The Coming Age of Strategic Annoyance
By Jacob Parakilas
Small drones, used unpredictably, could conceivably force defenders to adopt a wearying posture of constant readiness and uncertainty.
Welcome to the Fog of More
By Jacob Parakilas
There’s a deeper problem with how we perceive the world than misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda: it’s that we expect that big data means better understanding.
US Defense Secretary Notes Climate Change Focus in Message to Force
By Abhijnan Rej
Lloyd Austin’s message foregrounds one of the key priorities of the Biden administration for the military.
Militaries Are Planning for an Autonomous Revolution. What if the Tech Isn’t Up to It?
By Jacob Parakilas
The path to robust, reliable military autonomy is long and winding – with a lot of potential dead ends.
The Lesson of 2020? Security Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does
By Jacob Parakilas
And science and technology will only take us so far when it comes to future threats, conventional or otherwise.
Imagination, Probability, and War
By Jacob Parakilas
Artificial intelligence may help us make sense of large, complex questions, but imagining the future of war needs to remain a fundamentally human exercise.
The Impact of Fiction on the Future of War
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Rather than fighting the last war, as the old axiom goes, are military leaders more susceptible to fighting the wars of their favorite fiction novels?
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