Small Wars, Big Data
Small Wars, Big Data How a new understanding of warfare can help the military fight today's conflicts more effectivelyThe way wars are fought has changed starkly over the past sixty years. Today's…
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Small Wars, Big Data
How a new understanding of warfare can help the military fight today's conflicts more effectivelyThe way wars are fought has changed starkly over the past sixty years. Today's conflicts find major powers facing rebel insurgencies deploying elusive methods, from improvised explosives to terrorist attacks. International military campaigns used to play out between armies at central fronts.
Modern warfare is not about struggles over territory but over people; civilians--and the information they might provide--can turn the tide at critical junctures. Presenting a transformative understanding of these contemporary confrontations, Small Wars, Big Data shows that a revolution in the study of conflict yields new insights into terrorism, civil wars, and foreign interventions. Drawing lessons from conflicts in locations around the world, Small Wars, Big Data provides