Matthew Ford is an academic studying connectivity and the conduct of war on the battlefields of the 21st century. He is an Associate Professor at the Swedish Defence University in Stockholm. Matthew has published in a number of journals including International Affairs, the European Journal of International Security, International History Review, Journal of Strategic Studies, Small Wars and Insurgencies, War in History, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism and Parameters, the journal of the US Army War College. Follow him on X @warmatters