The Future of War in the Digital Age

The claim that the US has the world's most powerful fighting force is seldom questioned, but warfare is changing. Powerful as it may be, the US military is a relic of the Industrial Age and is struggling to prepare for the Information Age. That's according to David Rothkopf, CEO and editor of Foreign Policy, host of the ER podcast and author of National Insecurity: American Leadership in an Age of Fear.

Operators in a control room pilot and monitor video feeds from a remotely piloted UAV

Photo: Gerald Nino, CBP, US Deptartment of Homeland Security