Conflict in the 21st Century
Subtitle: The Impact of Cyber Warfare, Social Media, and Technology
By: edited by Nicholas Michael Sambaluk
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: 2023
Place of publication: Santa Barbara
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9798400630378
Subjects: History
Description: This reference work examines how sophisticated cyber-attacks and innovative use of social media have changed conflict in the digital realm, while new military technologies such as drones and robotic weaponry continue to have an impact on modern warfare.  Cyber warfare, social media, and the latest military weapons are transforming the character of modern conflicts. This book explains how, through overview essays written by an award-winning author of military history and technology topics; in addition to more than 200 entries dealing with specific examples of digital and physical technologies, categorized by their relationship to cyber warfare, social media, and physical technology areas. Individually, these technologies are having a profound impact on modern conflicts; cumulatively, they are dynamically transforming the character of conflicts in the modern world.  The book begins with a comprehensive overview essay on cyber warfare and a large section of A-Z reference entries related to this topic. The same detailed coverage is given to both social media and technology as they relate to conflict in the 21st century. Each of the three sections also includes an expansive bibliography that serves as a gateway for further research on these topics. The book ends with a detailed chronology that helps readers place all the key events in these areas.
Table of contents: title: List of Entries by Section ix Preface Section 1: Cyber Warfare Introduction A-Z Entries Cyber Warfare Bibliography Section 2: Social Media Introduction A-Z Entries Social Media Bibliography Section 3: Technology Introduction A-Z Entries Technology Bibliography Chronology Contributor List Index