The Democratization of War How Technology Put the Power to Wage War into Everyone's Hands
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Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
20.05.2026
Verlag
Independently PublishedSeitenzahl
148
Maße (L/B/H)
22,9/15,2/0,9 cm
Gewicht
209 g
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9798197779847
The Democratization of War
How Technology Put the Power to Wage War into Everyone's Hands
For most of human history, war belonged to kings, empires, and nation-states. Armies required vast treasuries, industrial power, and centralized control. Violence on a strategic scale was the monopoly of governments.
That monopoly is collapsing.
In The Democratization of War, Pedro Santos explores the technological revolution that transformed modern conflict from an affair of superpowers into something accessible to militias, criminal organizations, hackers, private companies, and even individuals working from garages and bedrooms around the world.
From improvised drones in Ukraine to AI-assisted targeting systems, from cyberwarfare and cryptocurrency funding to open-source weapons development and 3D-printed components, this book examines how consumer technology has outpaced traditional military structures and permanently altered the balance of power.
Blending history, geopolitics, military technology, and digital culture, The Democratization of War traces the long evolution of warfare:
- How gunpowder weakened the medieval elite
- How industrialization weaponized entire societies
- Why Silicon Valley began innovating faster than the Pentagon
- How smartphones became battlefield command centers
- Why cheap drones changed modern combat forever
- How AI and open-source software are reshaping military power
- The rise of cyber militias, digital propaganda, and decentralized warfare
- The terrifying future of autonomous conflict and downloadable weapons systems
As the barriers to violence continue to fall, the consequences reach far beyond the battlefield. Nations lose their monopoly. Distance loses meaning. Secrecy disappears. And the line between civilian and combatant becomes increasingly blurred.
Provocative, timely, and deeply researched, The Democratization of War is an examination of the most important transformation in modern conflict since the invention of gunpowder.
The battlefield is no longer a place.
It is everywhere.
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