The major trend in future warfare will continue to be its unpredictability. Limitations in our thinking are amplified by the effects of 'unknown unknowns', complexity, chance, stress, surprise and change. Yet, when considering future trends in warfare, we seem more often than not to ignore the influence of these factors and only forecast a continuation of the status quo, perhaps with minor 'tweaking'. But if we apply knowledge of how these known limitations affect forecasting, we stand a better chance of devising more relevant future trends.
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