{"id":14569,"date":"2026-03-23T15:16:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richardvanhooijdonk.com\/?post_type=keynote&#038;p=14569"},"modified":"2026-03-30T20:08:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:08:52","slug":"the-future-of-international-security-and-war-faster-smarter-and-invisible","status":"publish","type":"keynote","link":"https:\/\/richardvanhooijdonk.com\/en\/keynote\/the-future-of-international-security-and-war-faster-smarter-and-invisible\/","title":{"rendered":"The future of international security and war: faster, smarter, and invisible"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In today\u2019s world, technology has become the ultimate instrument of power. Geopolitical alliances are shifting, digital dependency is deepening, and the contest over data, systems, and influence is intensifying. Threats are growing less visible, yet ever more consequential &#8211; from cyberattacks and information warfare to disruptions of critical infrastructure. New domains of risk are emerging in parallel: space, biotechnology, deepfakes, and autonomous decision-making systems. Our society is becoming smarter and more vulnerable at the same time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what does this mean for security, leadership, and organisations? How do we stay agile, and how do we navigate uncertainty in a constantly changing world? The future is already here &#8211; the question is whether we are prepared for what it brings.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We live in a world where threats are becoming increasingly invisible. Influence is exerted through data, systems, and technology &#8211; faster, smarter, and often without anyone noticing. What once seemed a distant possibility is now directly impacting organisations, governments, and our daily lives. This is not a vision of the future; it is the new reality. What does this mean for us, and how do we navigate uncertainty in a world that never stops changing?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14558,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","types":[55],"class_list":["post-14569","keynote","type-keynote","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","types-working-areas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/richardvanhooijdonk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keynote\/14569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/richardvanhooijdonk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keynote"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/richardvanhooijdonk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/keynote"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/richardvanhooijdonk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keynote\/14569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14582,"href":"https:\/\/richardvanhooijdonk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keynote\/14569\/revisions\/14582"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richardvanhooijdonk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/richardvanhooijdonk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richardvanhooijdonk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types?post=14569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}