The Future of War and Challenges for Humanitarians

Published: 08 May 2018
on channel: WoodrowWilsonCenter
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Will tomorrow’s wars be fought on the same terms as today's? How will humanitarians need to adapt? Digitalization, artificial intelligence, and big data are transforming our world - and new technologies, such as autonomous weapons and the tools of cyber warfare, are new cause for humanitarian concern.

Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), will discuss some of the major future challenges for humanitarian relief and the rules of war on the not-too-distant horizon..0