# LikeWar **Entity class:** Publication and information-conflict concept ## Definition *LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media* is a 2018 book by P. W. Singer and Emerson T. Brooking about the convergence of online attention, narrative, platform dynamics, political power, and physical conflict. The title also names the wider recognition that social-media systems have become operational terrain. ## Relevance to this collection It connects [[wiki/Peter Warren Singer|Peter Warren Singer]], [[wiki/Social Media and Conflict|Social Media and Conflict]], [[wiki/Information Warfare|Information Warfare]], and [[wiki/Weaponized Ideology|Weaponized Ideology]]. ## Relationships - **master collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **intellectual neighborhood:** [[wiki/Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection|Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [New America, “Peter Warren Singer”](https://www.newamerica.org/people/peter-warren-singer/) (accessed 2026-09-23). **As of:** 2026-09-23