Future Warfare

An Introduction
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-032-98589-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 290 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm

This book introduces a range of key topics and trends that are changing the character of war and international relations.

Taking an interdisciplinary approach that combines the work of academic researchers and security analysts, the book is divided into three thematic sections – Transformation of Modern War; Emergence of Postmodern War; Exploring the Fog of Future War. The chapters offer an accessible introduction to challenging topics such as quantum warfare, war in the space domain, environmental (in)security and climate change, drone war, airpower, maritime security, psychological warfare, AI and wargaming. Each chapter includes future scenarios to stimulate open and creative thinking about future warfare, setting out a variety of paths through which the student can explore ‘the fog of future war.’ In so doing, the book encourages readers to consider the range of possible futures and to think critically about the solutions proposed to manage future challenges of security and war. The book concludes with a chapter on how innovative approaches to wargaming are being used to understand the future of warfare, and ends with a project that will enable readers to develop their own future wargame.

This book will be of great interest to students of future warfare, security studies, defence studies and International Relations.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional Reference, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lacy, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Nachrichtendienste, Geheimdienste
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Geopolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

On the Future of Warfare: An Introduction, Mark Lacy  Part I: The Transformation of Modern War  Chapter 1. The Future Super Warfighter, Lukasz Kamienski  Chapter 2. Emerging Dynamics in Maritime Security, Konstantinos Chouzouris  Chapter 3. Redesigning Air Power: Reshaping Air Forces for the Future Joint Fight, Charlie Bradbury  Chapter 4. The Political Ecology of Urbicide: Spatial Violence, Climate Conflict, and the Weaponization of Infrastructure, Nikolina Bobic  Chapter 5. Psychological War, Armin Krishnan  Chapter 6. The Military Race for AI-Enabled Wargaming: Superhuman Decision-making to Predict the Future, Aggie Hirst  Part II: The Emergence of Postmodern War  Chapter 7. Who Designs the Future of Warfare in the West? Technology Companies and the Weaponization of Artificial Intelligence, Marijn Hoijtink and Robin Vanderborght  Chapter 8. War at the Human-Machine Nexus: Drones, Robots, and the Rise of Cyber-Physical Conflict, Anna Dyson  Chapter 9. The Privatization of Warfare: From Mercenaries to Cyber Armies, Elke Krahmann  Chaper 10. Future Operating Environments, Climate-Induced Conflict and the New Era of Environmental (in)Security, Ella Taylor  Chapter 11. The Militarisation of the Space Domain: Future Strategic and Technological Challenges. Ben Zweibelson  Part III: Exploring the Fog of Future War  Chapter 12. Strategic Superposition: The Quantum Disruption of Future Conflicts?, Ben Zweibelson  Chapter 13. Using Science Fictions To Understand the Futures of Conflict, Will Slocombe  Chapter 14. Transformative Game Design for Future Warfare, Oliver Jones, Kassie Miedema, and Philippe Beaulieu-Brossard

Über Autor(innen)

Mark Lacy is a senior lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, Politics and Religion at Lancaster University, UK, and author of several books, including Theorising Future Conflict: War Out to 2049 (2023).