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Silent Wars, Smart Weapons: The Evolution and Geopolitics of Generational Warfare in the Age of AI
Abstract
This book explores how war is changing in ways the world has never seen. It shows how conflict is shifting from tanks and bombs to phones, apps, algorithms, and even human thoughts. The author examines the strategies of the United States, China, and Russia, revealing how each power combines history, technology, and civilizational logic to shape modern warfare. While the US uses AI, data, and digital platforms to influence global networks, China blends technology with media and psychological control to shape international narratives, and Russia employs information tactics and digital strategies to confuse and divide opponents. What began as propaganda is now brain engineering, where technology can predict actions, influence decisions, and manipulate emotions. This book is essential for anyone interested in the genealogy of global conflict, digital power, cognitive warfare, and technology-driven strategy. It equips readers — from tech enthusiasts to academics and policymakers — with the tools to understand the future of power, influence, and human freedom. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2026.
Author keywords
ai and modern geopolitics; ai in national security policy; ai-driven strategic influence; china russia us cyber strategies; china three warfares doctrine; cognitive warfare and disinformation; epistemic sovereignty in conflict; fifth generation warfare (5gw); generational warfare analysis; hybrid warfare case studies; living in the age of ai driven diplomacy; platform power and global conflict; russia new generation warfare; sixth generation warfare (6gw); us digital diplomacy tools; warfare evolution from 1gw to 6gw