Miscellaneous
What is the role of big data in modern-day conflict? How prepared are defense leaders ininterpreting data and effectively leveraging its use on the battlefield? How has cyber warfareevolved over the past decade, and what lessons can we draw from the Russian example inCrimea?We attempt to address these questions in this episode of Root of Conflict, where Pearson FellowsSonnet Frisbie (MPP ‘21) and Haz Yano (MPP ‘20) interview Colonel (ret.) Liam Collins, theExecutive Director of the Madison Policy Forum and the Viola Foundation. COL (ret.) Collins isa retired Army Special Forces Officer who previously served as the former Director of theCombating Terrorism Center and the Modern War Institute at West Point.Drawing on his vast professional experience (to include a stint as the executive officer forGeneral (ret.) John Abizaid when he was the Senior Defense advisor to Ukraine), COL Collinsshared his thoughts on how the defense community can adapt to take advantage of themeasurement revolution, and what to make of Russia’s innovative use of cyber and hybridwarfare in Ukraine.This podcast is partnered with the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of GlobalConflicts. For more information, please visit their website at www.thepearsoninstitute.org.Links to articles discussed in the episode:“The Pitfalls and Possibilities of the Measurement Revolution for National Security,” War on theRocks - https://warontherocks.com/2020/01/the-pitfalls-and-possibilities-of-the-measurement-revolution-for-national-security/“A New Eastern Front: What the US Army Must Learn from the War in Ukraine,” Associationof the US Army - https://www.ausa.org/articles/new-eastern-front-what-us-army-must-learn-war-ukraine