The role of smartphones in modern war

This video features a conversation with Matthew Ford about the influence of smartphones in modern war. The smartphone plays a huge role in Ukraine and Gaza, and it is something we have to get used to on the modern battlefield.

Matthew Ford is a researcher at the Swedish Defense University. He is the author of the book "Radical War" and the article "Ukraine, Participation and the Smartphone at War".

0:00 Introduction
3:18 About Matthew Ford
3:57 The interview
11:12 What is new in the Ukraine war?
18:01 The mix of apps and platforms
23:10 Smartphones for military command
25:55 AI in data processing
29:47 The digital headquarters?
35:25 Soldiers as media consumers
37:53 War ecologies
45:08 Civilians becoming combatants