Title: Understanding Modern Warfare

Location: US

Company: King's College London

About this course:

Gain a foundational understanding of how warfare is conducted across different domains in this dynamic course from King’s College London.

Warfare remains a defining feature of international politics, requiring today’s strategists and policymakers to engage with its evolving nature. This course explores the key concepts, debates, and characteristics of modern conventional warfare by examining how conflict plays out in five core domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyber.

With expert instruction from Dr Christopher Tuck and Dr Stuart Griffin, you’ll learn how each domain brings unique strategic challenges and opportunities. Whether assessing the utility of land forces, exploring the complexity of naval power, or understanding the emerging dynamics of cyber and space warfare, you’ll develop the ability to evaluate how these arenas interact to shape modern military operations.

Through critical analysis, contemporary case studies, and interactive content, you’ll strengthen your ability to assess the relevance of military power in a complex international environment — building practical insight into the nature and future of conflict.

This is a short course that can be completed in 5 hours — designed to be flexible and fit into your schedule.

Understand key concepts in contemporary warfare across all major domains

Critically assess the strategic use of military force in each domain

Analyse real-world debates about modern defence and conflict

Evaluate how the domains interact and influence policy

Gain insight into emerging trends in space and cyber warfare

Explore how warfare operates across land, sea, air, space, and cyber domains.

Duration: 3 weeks

Curriculum:

- Understand key concepts in contemporary warfare across all major domains

- Critically assess the strategic use of military force in each domain

- Analyse real-world debates about modern defence and conflict

- Evaluate how the domains interact and influence policy

- Gain insight into emerging trends in space and cyber warfare