Peter W. Singer

"THIS TEEN USES VOLUNTEERISM TO HONOR HIS MOM"

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So proud of my son Owen, who was just honored as a "Daily Point of Light" by @PointsofLight , the world's largest organization dedicated to inspire, equip, and mobilize people to create positive change.

The kid built and runs a B2B platform designed to fund cancer research...but still saves time every day to pick on his little brother. :)

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How do US adversaries see the future of war?

That is the topic this week of our @ASU @Future_of_War MA course
Questions:

--What are the key differences between the US+NATOs views of the future of war and actors like China, Russia, etc?
--What is shared and what is different between the Russia and Chinese vision of the future of war?
--Given what we have learned about new domains, tech, geopolitical trends, etc., which approach do you believe will prove more successful, the American defense community's visions of the future of war or its adversaries' visions of the future of war?

Discuss below

My theory of how the defense establishment is like youth soccer:

It is like "the beevive" of little kid's soccer, all chasing the ball, while a few dig in the dirt and ignore everything going on around them.

Then the ball goes out of bounds and a new ball is rolled onto the field and they go chase the ball in a different direction. Repeat.

Substitute "ball" for COIN, counterterrorism, irregular warfare, great power conflict, AI, drones, etc.

"An empty bar is a terrible thing to waste."

Check out our latest Useful Fiction scenario for the Fictional Intelligence series with @DefenseOne

"Cold Comfort," Defense One, Sept. 12, 2026
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Summary:
The arrival of new weapons has often been followed closely by their use against civilian populations for strategic effects. Submarines, bombers, rockets; The Lusitania, Dresden, London. This 20th-century history portends that the emerging capabilities of the 21st century—cyber attacks, information warfare—will be similarly used against civilian targets. The challenge will be all the greater as extreme weather becomes more common. This month’s Fictional Intelligence narrative, set in the late 2030s, explores how adversaries could exploit the combination to raise existential questions about political, military, and societal resiliency.

Note: It also answers the question of What happens when three NATO warfighters walk into a bar?

#Ficint #cybersecurity

It is "new domains" week in our @Future_of_War MA class.

The questions we (and nations) are wrestling with:

What should democratic governments do about the increasing weaponization of the information space against their military and population?

What do you believe is the greatest risk in the weaponization of space?

The new domains of conflict don't just involve non-military targets. Non-military personnel are increasingly engaged in either directly or indirectly engaged in warfighting actions and capabilities in these spaces. Are they now legitimate targets of war? 

Provide your answers below