1⃣ In the introduction, @stevenfeldstein.bsky.social and @warmatters.bsky.social present the strategic shifts revealed by the war in Ukraine. Conflict is not bound by states or geography. "Good enough" tech dominates. The line between civilian and combatant is blurring.

2⃣ The conduct of war has increasingly become a fight with a one-dimensional, digital representation of the enemy. @rbarretttaylor.bsky.social and Gavin Wilde critique this overly reductive model of war. How can modern militaries resist this temptation?

3⃣ If digital technology is transforming battlefields, why are these innovations not leading to decisive victories? @natedfallen.bsky.social suggests that if both sides can adopt and adapt technology, "bombs and brains, not ones and zeros, determine the victor."

4⃣ Tech is reshaping war, but the regulatory framework of war still applies. @aurelsari.com writes that we lack agreement on how pre-digital rules apply to hyper-digital battles. That gap fuels conflicting legal narratives.

5⃣ The digitalization of conflict is changing who fights in wars. @jethronorman.bsky.social argues that "foreign fighters 2.0" are merging civilian technical expertise and military operations, blurring the definition of a combatant.

6⃣ Smartphones and other tech allow civilians to become instantaneous informants in conflict zones, sometimes without even knowing it. Jack McDonald identifies key policy problems for armed forces and states to protect civilians in newly digital conflict.

7⃣ Sweden's total defense strategy mobilizes all citizens as part of a "hybrid digital war ecology." Kristin Ljungkvist writes that this makes citizens targets for misinformation, jeopardizes civilian protections, and tests the democratic balance.

8⃣ Within the ongoing war in Mali, digital connectivity has enable Malians to both mitigate and stoke the violence. Mirjan de Bruijn contends that digital platforms are valuable for organizing, but can also heighten and reinforce violent discourse.