"This compelling book shows us how radically technologies have changed our relationship to war, blurring the line between combatant and civilian and upending everything built on that distinction." -- Dana Eyre, Global Learning Officer, M+C Saatchi World Services"A must-read for anyone trying to grapple with the impact of data, artificial intelligence, and social media on both the modern battlefield and in the hearts and minds of soldiers and citizens." -- Jackie Grace Schneider, Hargrove Hoover Fellow, Stanford University"This remarkable study makes a compelling case about how the smartphone is changing the contours of war. A truly important book for our highly turbulent times." -- Steven Feldstein, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace"A peripatetic virtual tour of today's battlefield, illuminating the breakneck pace of technological advancements and its impact on the character of modern warfare. Ford's scholarship and energy make him the perfect guide." -- Craig Whiteside, Associate Professor of National Security Affairs, US Naval War College"An incisive, disturbing, but uniquely fascinating account of how everyday technologies are now entangled in the mechanics of modern warfare. After reading this, your phone may still seem smart, but you might start to question whose side it is really on.

" -- Michael Rainsborough, Professor of Strategic Theory, Australian War College"Matthew Ford's insightful, original analysis and accessible style provide valuable lessons which our democracies should heed in bolstering our deterrence without undermining our values." -- Benjamin Tallis, Chair, Democratic Strategy Initiative, Berlin"A major contribution and an extraordinarily timely and accessible work. A younger generation of readers without memory or direct experience of the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria will come to see their personal devices in a new light after reading War in the Smartphone Age." -- Michael Innes, formerly NATO and the UN, author of Streets Without Joy: A Political History of Sanctuary and War, 1959-2009"A critical intervention into how evolving digital technologies are reshaping conflict. By placing the smartphone at the center of war's transformation, Ford deftly maps the complex dynamics of participatory media, decentralized targeting, and the broader reconfiguration of warfare. An indispensable guide to the new frontlines of conflict and war in the digital age." -- Per-Erik Nilsson, Senior Researcher, Swedish Defence Research Agency"Engaging and accessible, distilling complex technical issues into digestible, relevant insights . The book felt like a wake-up call .

We recommend War in the Smartphone Age wholeheartedly." -- Wavell Room"A timely catalyst for brave and creative thinking about war, peace and the future." -- ASPI's Ihe Strategist.