Oleg Dunda, Ukrainian MP: 'Europe Must Prepare for a New Type of War'
While European leaders are talking about 'war fatigue,' the battlefield in Ukraine is changing the very nature of the modern army, driven by a technological revolution, explains Ukrainian MP Oleg Dunda.
Oleg Dunda is a Ukrainian MP. He is a member of Volodymyr Zelensky's Servant of the People (SN) party.
We are on the cusp of rapid and profound changes in the global defense sector. Its current dogmas were forged in the aftermath of the 20th century's world wars and were based on the mass mobilization of civilian populations. This model did not allow for the quick training of a professional army from a diverse civilian population. At the same time, the professional armies of the past did not have the necessary tools to wage high-intensity wars, as their weapons and tactics were designed for large military formations.
Since 1991, the world's civilian economy has taken a giant leap forward toward digitization and reducing human intervention in the management of production systems. Yet this transformation has had virtually no impact on the defense sector, which has remained stuck in the realities of 1991. If the military truly wants to modernize, it must take a leap forward, bridge this technological…
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