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.