Future of Defense: Big Data and Cyber Warfare

What is the role of big data in modern-day conflict? How prepared are defense leaders in<br />interpreting data and effectively leveraging its use on the battlefield? How has cyber warfare<br />evolved over the past decade, and what lessons can we draw from the Russian example in<br />Crimea?<br /><br />We attempt to address these questions in this episode of Root of Conflict, where Pearson Fellows<br />Sonnet Frisbie (MPP ‘21) and Haz Yano (MPP ‘20) interview Colonel (ret.) Liam Collins, the<br />Executive Director of the Madison Policy Forum and the Viola Foundation. COL (ret.) Collins is<br />a retired Army Special Forces Officer who previously served as the former Director of the<br />Combating Terrorism Center and the Modern War Institute at West Point.<br /><br />Drawing on his vast professional experience (to include a stint as the executive officer for<br />General (ret.) John Abizaid when he was the Senior Defense advisor to Ukraine), COL Collins<br />shared his thoughts on how the defense community can adapt to take advantage of the<br />measurement revolution, and what to make of Russia’s innovative use of cyber and hybrid<br />warfare in Ukraine.<br /><br />This podcast is partnered with the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global<br />Conflicts. For more information, please visit their website at <a href="http://www.thepearsoninstitute.org" rel="noopener">www.thepearsoninstitute.org</a>.<br /><br />Links to articles discussed in the episode:<br />“The Pitfalls and Possibilities of the Measurement Revolution for National Security,” War on the<br />Rocks - <a href="https://warontherocks.com/2020/01/the-pitfalls-and-possibilities-of-the-measurement-revolution-for-national-security/" rel="noopener">https://warontherocks.com/2020/01/the-pitfalls-and-possibilities-of-the-measurement-revolution-for-national-security/</a><br /><br />“A New Eastern Front: What the US Army Must Learn from the War in Ukraine,” Association<br />of the US Army - <a href="https://www.ausa.org/articles/new-eastern-