By Bradley Schagrin

In modern war, the first casualties aren’t people — they’re networks, communications, and truth

By Bradley Schagrin

By Bradley Schagrin

Operation Epic Fury reveals how cyber warfare is outpacing international law and reshaping the future of armed conflict.

AI-driven warfare blurs civilian-military lines, making commercial cloud infrastructure a new battlefield under international law.

A cybersecurity analyst once told me something I still think about: Many people imagine wars beginning with explosions. In reality, analysts often see them begin with error logs. That sentence captures our reality. Today, international conflict doesn’t always involve marching troops or missile alerts. Sometimes it starts quietly, with suspicious network traffic—unusual patterns of data moving through the internet, leaked emails, or a sudden power system failure.

In modern war, the first casualties aren’t people — they’re networks, communications, and truth

In modern war, the first casualties aren’t people — they’re networks, communications, and truth

In modern war, the first casualties aren’t people — they’re networks, communications, and truth

In modern war, the first casualties aren’t people — they’re networks, communications, and truth

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