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An interesting read for those involved/interested in ways & means.
The book consists of two distinctly different parts, presumably one each written by the two authors. Each part is interesting by itself, but I am disappointed that there doesn't seem to be much of a connection or "golden thread" between them.
This book was pretty interesting. It ranged from possible future terrorist technologies to how the state can remain legitimate if it can no longer protect its citizens from terrorism in an environment when many people have the knowledge and technology to do something like recreate smallpox. It includes a long aside about how states became legitimate and what holds them together that was pretty interesting. I had some trouble paying attention to the book and I don't know if that is specifically the book's fault or just the way I read audiobooks not being a good match for this kind of in depth book. It was good though, and I may invest in a paper copy to reread so I can pay more attention to it. Maybe.
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What a disappointment! The title is rather misleading as the book focuses on security, not violence. Nevertheless, the topic seemed interesting. Unfortunately, it got butchered by the tedious way it was presented. Barely finished it.
Fascinating book about how technology will empower the masses and upend the national and international order as we know it. The book goes in depth about how recent and expected technological development and revolutions will enable an individual to have a terrifying amount of potentially unregulated power The form of various platforms, consisting of miniaturized, autonomous, biological, and cyber weapons. The book dragged a bit with discussions about international relations and law, but to be expected from an author like Benjamin Wittes. Highly recommend for those considering future power balances and sources of domestic and international friction.