What will war look like after peace?

OpinionAI, drone swarms and cyberattacks rewrite warfare; democracies must prepare nowSergiy KorsunskySeptember 4, 2026 05:05 JSTA drone flies in a wooded area during a national resistance course for civilians in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine on Aug. 28. © Getty ImagesSergiy Korsunsky is the former ambassador of Ukraine to Japan. He is now a senior adviser at Nihon Cyber Defence and distinguished global scholar at Temple University's Japan campus.Read NextOpinionA new European security architecture is needed to end war in UkraineOpinionThe AI revolution needs a reality checkPolicy AsiaNorth Korea forges closer ties with Russia, China in quest for new power blocOpinionCyberdefense community must target the dark side of AIOpinionWhat's next for Ukraine?OpinionIn a future where AI is the norm