What Can We Learn from the History of War? | Lawrence Freedman

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Will new technologies make wars quicker, more surgical and less harmful to humans? As explained by Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King’s College London, this is a hope with a long history. But in reality, war - from the First World War to Syria and DR Congo today - tends to be protracted and undisciplined. And it often involves strategically targeting civilians, something those same new technologies make easier to do with precision.