Today we have Doctor Dan Cox of SAMS, focused on the future of warfare, including future information warfare adaptations, the role of cost and emerging trends and capabilities, reemerging trends like trench warfare and implications for our future force.

Dr. Cox's Books:

Terrorism, Instability, and Democracy in Asia and Africa (Northeastern Series on Democratization and Political Development)

Human Terrain Systems and the Moral Prosecution of Warfare

Population-Centric Counterinsurgency: A False Idol?

Stability Economics: The Economic Foundations of Security in Post-conflict Environments

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2959825.Dan_G_Cox

Book Suggestions:

Red Team Handbook:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50436277-the-red-team-handbook---the-army-s-guide-to-making-better-decisions?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Vaa7l9G1aM&rank=1

The Hundred-Year Marathon : Michael Pillsbury

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20696000-the-hundred-year-marathon?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=472MucSVFL&rank=1

LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media: P.W. Singer, Emerson T. Brooking

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38242140-likewar?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_7

Networks of Rebellion: Paul Staniland

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18848754-networks-of-rebellion?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_21

The Logic of Violence in Civil War: Stathis N. Kalyvas

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/275420.The_Logic_of_Violence_in_Civil_War?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_17

Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100: Michio Kaku

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8492907-physics-of-the-future?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_21

Cyber Persistence Theory: Redefining National Security in Cyberspace: Michael P Fischerkeller, Emily O. Goldman, Richard J. Harknett, etc.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60371210-cyber-persistence-theory?ref=nav_sb_ss_2_13

The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity: Byron Reese

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35297413-the-fourth-age

The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall: Ian Bremmer

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/125226.The_J_Curve?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11

The views and expressions heard here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position or opinions of SAMS, the US Army or the US government.