The conflict of the future - interview with Benedikt Franke, CEO Munich Security Conference
"The war has started" – the conflicts of 2022 may be a blueprint for the wars of the future As I boarded a flight to Chile, yesterday, I received a four-word message from a Russian friend: “The war has started.” As I settled into my seat, I had a 13 hour flight ahead of me, to think about what I had recently learnt from Benedikt Franke. He is CEO of the Munich Security Conference, an annual gathering of heads of state, ministers, security and military bigwigs. I spoke with him about the "conflict of the future": it will be hybrid, with cyber-attacks playing an ever greater role. (A huge responsibility also for private companies that take care of vital infrastructure.) While we all work towards deescalation in Eastern Europe, many of us feel: the blueprint for the conflict of the future might be playing out in front of our eyes. www.andreas-kleinschmidt.com
"The war has started" – the conflicts of 2022 may be a blueprint for the wars of the future As I boarded a flight to Chile, yesterday, I received a four-word message from a Russian friend: “The war has started.” As I settled into my seat, I had a 13 hour flight ahead of me, to think about what I had recently learnt from Benedikt Franke. He is CEO of the Munich Security Conference, an annual gathering of heads of state, ministers, security and military bigwigs. I spoke with him about the "conflict of the future": it will be hybrid, with cyber-attacks playing an ever greater role. (A huge responsibility also for private companies that take care of vital infrastructure.) While we all work towards deescalation in Eastern Europe, many of us feel: the blueprint for the conflict of the future might be playing out in front of our eyes. www.andreas-kleinschmidt.com