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War is only a few clicks away on your smartphone. It is everywhere, available 24/7. Anyone can take part: by reposting an image or video, you help amplify stories of conflict across your network. But how do these images reach your device? What technologies enable their circulation? And how are these same technologies making it possible not only to join the media battle but also to participate directly in the fighting itself? In this talk, Dr Matthew Ford explains these themes and introduces you to his book War in the Smartphone Age. Blending military history, technology and current affairs, this thought-provoking discussion will reveal how the devices in our pockets have become powerful tools in the conflicts of the twenty-first century.