TY  - BOOK
AU  - Johnson,Rob
AU  - Kitzen,Martijn
AU  - Sweijs,Tim
TI  - Chapter 1 Introduction
T2  - Routledge Advances in Defence Studies
SN  - 9780367515249
PY  - 2021///
PB  - Taylor & Francis
KW  - Defence strategy, planning & research
KW  - bicssc
KW  - Espionage & secret services
KW  - International relations
KW  - Military history
KW  - Terrorism, armed struggle
KW  - Warfare & defence
KW  - Afghanistan; armed conflict; autonomous systems; cyberwar; drones;  Iraq; Libya; warfare
N1  - Open Access
N2  - "This book examines the key dimensions of 21st century war, and shows that orthodox thinking about war, particularly what it is and how it is fought, needs to be updated.    Accelerating societal, economic, political and technological change affects how we prepare, equip and organise for war, as well as how we conduct war - both in its low-tech and high-tech forms, and whether it is with high intensity or low intensity. The volume examines changes in warfare by investigating the key features of the conduct of war during the first decades of the 21st century. Conceptually centred around the terms 'kinetic', 'connected' and 'synthetic', the analysis delves into a wide range of topics. The contributions discuss hybrid warfare, cyber and influence activities, machine learning and artificial intelligence, the use of armed drones and air power, the implications of the counterinsurgency experiences in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria, as well as the consequences for law(fare) and decision making.    This work will be of much interest to students of military and strategic studies, security studies and International Relations."
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/4659f136-d7ea-48d7-b538-737b16d63e35/9780367515249_oachapter1.pdf
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/47847
ER  -