Future of War: Artur Gruszczak - The Routledge Handbook on the Future of War

In this third episode in our futures mini-series, we continue our scoping of the utility of seeking to predict the future of war; before deep diving into emerging and disruptive technologies. Recorded in late September 2023, we are speaking with Artur Gruszczak about the Future of War, and his recently edited Handbook on the same topic, released by Routledge this September.

Artur Gruszczak holds a PhD in Political Science from Jagiellonian University in Krakow. Currently he holds an appointment there as an Associate Professor of Political Science, Chair of National Security at the Faculty of International and Political Studies.  Since 2014 he has been Faculty Member of the European Academy Online run by the Centre international de formation européenne in Nice. His academic interests and research areas include: security studies, EU area of freedom, security and justice, intelligence cooperation in the European Union, and the evolution of modern warfare.

Additional resources:

 Handbook of the Future of Warfare, Edited By Artur Gruszczak, Sebastian Kaempf, Routledge, 2023The Weaponisation of Everything, Mark Galeotti, Yale University Press, 2023New and Old Wars, Mary Kaldor, Stanford University Press, 2012Pearl Harbour: Warning and Decision, Roberta Wohlstetter, Stanford University Press, 1962Theorising Future Conflict, Mark Lacy, Routledge 2024.War Transformed, Mick Ryan 2022. The Future of War: A History, Lawrence Freedman 2018.Warrior Geeks, Christopher Coker, 2013.