P. W. SINGER

P.W. Singer New America 740 15th St., N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 @peterwsinger email: author at pwsinger.com BIOGRAPHY – P. W. SINGER SHORT BIOGRAPHY. Peter Warren Singer is Strategist at New America, a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University, and Principal at Useful Fiction LLC.Described in the Wall Street Journal as “the premier futurist in the national- security environment,” he has been named by the Smithsonian as one of the nation’s 100 leading innovators, by Defense News as one of the 100 most

USEFUL FICTION

P.W. Singer New America 740 15th St., N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 @peterwsinger email: author at pwsinger.com ARTICLES – P. W. SINGER Teaching Cyber Citizenship Must Become a National Priority. Time. January 21, 2021. Superspreader Down: How Trump’s Exile from Social Media Alters the Future of Politics, Security, and Public Health. Defense One. January 10, 2021. Launching First-Ever Cyber Citizenship Partnership to Support Educators & Build Resilience to Disinformation. BOOKS – P. W. SINGER Children at War is the first comprehensive book to examine the growing and global use of children as soldiers. P.W. Singer, an internationally recognized expert in twenty-first-century warfare, explores how a new strategy of war, utilized by armies and warlords alike, has targeted children, seeking to turn them into soldiers and

terrorists.

CHINA’S TECH TRACKER Keep Tabs on China’s Growing Space Situational Awareness. Defense One, May 26, 2021. Introducing ‘The China Intelligence’. Defense One, May 25, 2021. What FUTURE OF WAR AND TECH Aviation Week and Space Technology, May 9, 2016. The Lessons of World War III. Testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on “The Future of War”. Nov 3, 2015. Humans Can’t Escape Killer Robots, but Humans Can Be Held Accountable for Them. LIKEWAR: THE WEAPONIZATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA LikeWar Podcast. Houghton Mifflin, October 2, 2018. Social media as a weapon. Brunswick, October 2, 2018. LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media – An OODA Loop interview with P.W. Singer, October 2, 2018. How Spencer Pratt Cast Himself as a Villain and We Bought It. Daily Beast, September 28, 2018.

CORPORATE WARRIORS

Corporate Warriors The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry (Cornell Studies,2003). DESCRIPTION In this book, Singer provides the first account of the military services industry and its broader implications. The privitization of warfare allows startling new

capbilities and

WIRED FOR WAR

Wired for War takes the reader on a journey to meet all the various players in this strange new world of war: odd-ball roboticists working in latter-day “skunk works” in the midst of suburbia; military pilots flying combat mission from their office cubicles outside Las Vegas; the Iraqi insurgents who are their targets; journalists trying

to

P. W. SINGER

P.W. Singer New America 740 15th St., N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 @peterwsinger email: author at pwsinger.com BIOGRAPHY – P. W. SINGER SHORT BIOGRAPHY. Peter Warren Singer is Strategist at New America, a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University, and Principal at Useful Fiction LLC.Described in the Wall Street Journal as “the premier futurist in the national- security environment,” he has been named by the Smithsonian as one of the nation’s 100 leading innovators, by Defense News as one of the 100 most

USEFUL FICTION

P.W. Singer New America 740 15th St., N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 @peterwsinger email: author at pwsinger.com ARTICLES – P. W. SINGER Teaching Cyber Citizenship Must Become a National Priority. Time. January 21, 2021. Superspreader Down: How Trump’s Exile from Social Media Alters the Future of Politics, Security, and Public Health. Defense One. January 10, 2021. Launching First-Ever Cyber Citizenship Partnership to Support Educators & Build Resilience to Disinformation. BOOKS – P. W. SINGER Children at War is the first comprehensive book to examine the growing and global use of children as soldiers. P.W. Singer, an internationally recognized expert in twenty-first-century warfare, explores how a new strategy of war, utilized by armies and warlords alike, has targeted children, seeking to turn them into soldiers and

terrorists.

CHINA’S TECH TRACKER Keep Tabs on China’s Growing Space Situational Awareness. Defense One, May 26, 2021. Introducing ‘The China Intelligence’. Defense One, May 25, 2021. What FUTURE OF WAR AND TECH Aviation Week and Space Technology, May 9, 2016. The Lessons of World War III. Testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on “The Future of War”. Nov 3, 2015. Humans Can’t Escape Killer Robots, but Humans Can Be Held Accountable for Them. LIKEWAR: THE WEAPONIZATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA LikeWar Podcast. Houghton Mifflin, October 2, 2018. Social media as a weapon. Brunswick, October 2, 2018. LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media – An OODA Loop interview with P.W. Singer, October 2, 2018. How Spencer Pratt Cast Himself as a Villain and We Bought It. Daily Beast, September 28, 2018.

CORPORATE WARRIORS

Corporate Warriors The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry (Cornell Studies,2003). DESCRIPTION In this book, Singer provides the first account of the military services industry and its broader implications. The privitization of warfare allows startling new

capbilities and

WIRED FOR WAR

Wired for War takes the reader on a journey to meet all the various players in this strange new world of war: odd-ball roboticists working in latter-day “skunk works” in the midst of suburbia; military pilots flying combat mission from their office cubicles outside Las Vegas; the Iraqi insurgents who are their targets; journalists trying

to

LINKS AND RESOURCES

P.W. Singer New America 740 15th St., N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 @peterwsinger email: author at pwsinger.com BURN-IN: AI AND THE WORLD OF THE FUTURE The Daily Beast, June 7, 2020. AI, AR, and the (Somewhat) Speculative Future of a Tech-Fueled FBI, Wired.com, June 5, 2020. A Fact-Based Fantasy With Drones, Robots, and Rioting on the Washington Mall. The Daily Beast, May 25, 2020. A futurist on COVID-19 and business: Pandora’s box is now open. Protocol, April 19, 2020. PRIVATE MILITARY FIRMS The Regulation of New Warfare The Politic March 2010.. Militares Privados: Beneficios Vs Politica Publica. Politica Exterior Septiembre 2008, p. 65-78. Outsourcing The Fight Forbes June 5, 2008. Lessons Not Learned: Contracting Out Iraqi Army Advising The Brookings Institution May 12, 2008. The Roger Clemens of War Wired.com December 14, 2007. Counterproductive Armed Forces Journal November,

AUTHOR PHOTOS

P.W. Singer New America 740 15th St., N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 @peterwsinger email: author at pwsinger.com

DEFENSE ISSUES

P.W. Singer New America 740 15th St., N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 @peterwsinger email: author at pwsinger.com

WIRED FOR WAR

Wired for War: the future of military robots. Wired (UK) August 28, 2009. Tactical Generals: Leaders, Technology, and the Perils of Battlefield Micromanagement. Air and Space Power Journal. Summer 2009. Attack of the Drones. The National (UAE) June 27, 2009.

P.W. SINGER

P.W. Singer SHORT BIOGRAPHY Peter Warren Singer is Strategist at New America. He has been named by the Smithsonian as one of the nation’s 100 leading innovators, by Defense News as

CHILDREN AT WAR

Children at War (Pantheon, 2005). DESCRIPTION Children at War is the first comprehensive book to examine the growing and global use of children as soliders. P.W. Singer, an internationally recognized expert in twenty-first-century warfare, explores how a new strategy of war, utilized by armies and warloads alike, has targeted children, seeking to turn them into soliders and terrorists. PLAYLIST – WIRED FOR WAR If you are like me, sometimes you read a book, while also listening to music. Below is a recommended “playlist” for getting into the vibe of the research results. These are songs that either connec DISCUSSION – WIRED FOR WAR Discussion. Below are a series of discussion questions that may prove useful for a book club or classroom setting. (Hint: Evil professors might even use these for essay assignments!) Why do you think unmanned systems have been used in greater numbers in places like Iraq and

Afghanistan?

P. W. SINGER

P.W. Singer New America 740 15th St., N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 @peterwsinger email: author at pwsinger.com BIOGRAPHY – P. W. SINGER SHORT BIOGRAPHY. Peter Warren Singer is Strategist at New America, a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University, and Principal at Useful Fiction LLC.Described in the Wall Street Journal as “the premier futurist in the national- security environment,” he has been named by the Smithsonian as one of the nation’s 100 leading innovators, by Defense News as one of the 100 most

USEFUL FICTION

P.W. Singer New America 740 15th St., N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 @peterwsinger email: author at pwsinger.com ARTICLES – P. W. SINGER Teaching Cyber Citizenship Must Become a National Priority. Time. January 21, 2021. Superspreader Down: How Trump’s Exile from Social Media Alters the Future of Politics, Security, and Public Health. Defense One. January 10, 2021. Launching First-Ever Cyber Citizenship Partnership to Support Educators & Build Resilience to Disinformation. BOOKS – P. W. SINGER Children at War is the first comprehensive book to examine the growing and global use of children as soldiers. P.W. Singer, an internationally recognized expert in twenty-first-century warfare, explores how a new strategy of war, utilized by armies and warlords alike, has targeted children, seeking to turn them into soldiers and

terrorists.

CHINA’S TECH TRACKER Keep Tabs on China’s Growing Space Situational Awareness. Defense One, May 26, 2021. Introducing ‘The China Intelligence’. Defense One, May 25, 2021. What FUTURE OF WAR AND TECH Aviation Week and Space Technology, May 9, 2016. The Lessons of World War III. Testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on “The Future of War”. Nov 3, 2015. Humans Can’t Escape Killer Robots, but Humans Can Be Held Accountable for Them. LIKEWAR: THE WEAPONIZATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA LikeWar Podcast. Houghton Mifflin, October 2, 2018. Social media as a weapon. Brunswick, October 2, 2018. LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media – An OODA Loop interview with P.W. Singer, October 2, 2018. How Spencer Pratt Cast Himself as a Villain and We Bought It. Daily Beast, September 28, 2018.

CORPORATE WARRIORS

Corporate Warriors The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry (Cornell Studies,2003). DESCRIPTION In this book, Singer provides the first account of the military services industry and its broader implications. The privitization of warfare allows startling new

capbilities and

WIRED FOR WAR

Wired for War takes the reader on a journey to meet all the various players in this strange new world of war: odd-ball roboticists working in latter-day “skunk works” in the midst of suburbia; military pilots flying combat mission from their office cubicles outside Las Vegas; the Iraqi insurgents who are their targets; journalists trying

to

P. W. SINGER

P.W. Singer New America 740 15th St., N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 @peterwsinger email: author at pwsinger.com BIOGRAPHY – P. W. SINGER SHORT BIOGRAPHY. Peter Warren Singer is Strategist at New America, a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University, and Principal at Useful Fiction LLC.Described in the Wall Street Journal as “the premier futurist in the national- security environment,” he has been named by the Smithsonian as one of the nation’s 100 leading innovators, by Defense News as one of the 100 most

USEFUL FICTION

P.W. Singer New America 740 15th St., N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 @peterwsinger email: author at pwsinger.com ARTICLES – P. W. SINGER Teaching Cyber Citizenship Must Become a National Priority. Time. January 21, 2021. Superspreader Down: How Trump’s Exile from Social Media Alters the Future of Politics, Security, and Public Health. Defense One. January 10, 2021. Launching First-Ever Cyber Citizenship Partnership to Support Educators & Build Resilience to Disinformation. BOOKS – P. W. SINGER Children at War is the first comprehensive book to examine the growing and global use of children as soldiers. P.W. Singer, an internationally recognized expert in twenty-first-century warfare, explores how a new strategy of war, utilized by armies and warlords alike, has targeted children, seeking to turn them into soldiers and

terrorists.

CHINA’S TECH TRACKER Keep Tabs on China’s Growing Space Situational Awareness. Defense One, May 26, 2021. Introducing ‘The China Intelligence’. Defense One, May 25, 2021. What FUTURE OF WAR AND TECH Aviation Week and Space Technology, May 9, 2016. The Lessons of World War III. Testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on “The Future of War”. Nov 3, 2015. Humans Can’t Escape Killer Robots, but Humans Can Be Held Accountable for Them. LIKEWAR: THE WEAPONIZATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA LikeWar Podcast. Houghton Mifflin, October 2, 2018. Social media as a weapon. Brunswick, October 2, 2018. LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media – An OODA Loop interview with P.W. Singer, October 2, 2018. How Spencer Pratt Cast Himself as a Villain and We Bought It. Daily Beast, September 28, 2018.

CORPORATE WARRIORS

Corporate Warriors The Rise of the Privatized Military Industry (Cornell Studies,2003). DESCRIPTION In this book, Singer provides the first account of the military services industry and its broader implications. The privitization of warfare allows startling new

capbilities and

WIRED FOR WAR

Wired for War takes the reader on a journey to meet all the various players in this strange new world of war: odd-ball roboticists working in latter-day “skunk works” in the midst of suburbia; military pilots flying combat mission from their office cubicles outside Las Vegas; the Iraqi insurgents who are their targets; journalists trying

to

LINKS AND RESOURCES

P.W. Singer New America 740 15th St., N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 @peterwsinger email: author at pwsinger.com BURN-IN: AI AND THE WORLD OF THE FUTURE The Daily Beast, June 7, 2020. AI, AR, and the (Somewhat) Speculative Future of a Tech-Fueled FBI, Wired.com, June 5, 2020. A Fact-Based Fantasy With Drones, Robots, and Rioting on the Washington Mall. The Daily Beast, May 25, 2020. A futurist on COVID-19 and business: Pandora’s box is now open. Protocol, April 19, 2020. PRIVATE MILITARY FIRMS The Regulation of New Warfare The Politic March 2010.. Militares Privados: Beneficios Vs Politica Publica. Politica Exterior Septiembre 2008, p. 65-78. Outsourcing The Fight Forbes June 5, 2008. Lessons Not Learned: Contracting Out Iraqi Army Advising The Brookings Institution May 12, 2008. The Roger Clemens of War Wired.com December 14, 2007. Counterproductive Armed Forces Journal November,

AUTHOR PHOTOS

P.W. Singer New America 740 15th St., N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 @peterwsinger email: author at pwsinger.com

DEFENSE ISSUES

P.W. Singer New America 740 15th St., N.W., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005 @peterwsinger email: author at pwsinger.com

WIRED FOR WAR

Wired for War: the future of military robots. Wired (UK) August 28, 2009. Tactical Generals: Leaders, Technology, and the Perils of Battlefield Micromanagement. Air and Space Power Journal. Summer 2009. Attack of the Drones. The National (UAE) June 27, 2009.

P.W. SINGER

P.W. Singer SHORT BIOGRAPHY Peter Warren Singer is Strategist at New America. He has been named by the Smithsonian as one of the nation’s 100 leading innovators, by Defense News as

CHILDREN AT WAR

Children at War (Pantheon, 2005). DESCRIPTION Children at War is the first comprehensive book to examine the growing and global use of children as soliders. P.W. Singer, an internationally recognized expert in twenty-first-century warfare, explores how a new strategy of war, utilized by armies and warloads alike, has targeted children, seeking to turn them into soliders and terrorists. PLAYLIST – WIRED FOR WAR If you are like me, sometimes you read a book, while also listening to music. Below is a recommended “playlist” for getting into the vibe of the research results. These are songs that either connec DISCUSSION – WIRED FOR WAR Discussion. Below are a series of discussion questions that may prove useful for a book club or classroom setting. (Hint: Evil professors might even use these for essay assignments!) Why do you think unmanned systems have been used in greater numbers in places like Iraq and

Afghanistan?

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