Justin Lynch writes for the War on the Rocks and describes war as an unchanging nature. War is violent, interactive, and fundamentally political. War’s character, by contrast, changes, and reflects how technology, law, ethics, and many other factors influence combatants’ use of violence to create political outcomes. He breaks down the history of war in order to capture the use of information technology. He also explains the evolution of war and where he sees it going.

By Alex Sergeev (www.asergeev.com) - Area of American military air base Al Udeid (Abu Nahlah Airport) near Mesayeed, south-west from Doha, view from a window of a car. Qatar, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71864188