The new rules of war how America can win- against Russia, China and other threats

"War is timeless. Some things change--weapons, tactics, technology, leadership, objectives--but our desire to go into battle does not. We are living in the age of Durable Disorder--a period of unrest created by numerous factors: China's rise, Russia's resurgence, America's retreat, global terrorism,...

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Main Author: McFate, Sean (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : William Morrow, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020]
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Table of Contents:
  • Strategic atrophy
  • Why do we get war wrong?
  • Rule 1: Conventional war is dead
  • Rule 2: Technology will not save us
  • Rule 3: There is no such thing as war or peace: both coexist, always
  • Rule 4: Hearts and minds do not matter
  • Rule 5: The best weapons do not fire bullets
  • Rule 6: Mercenaries will return
  • Rule 7: New types of world powers will rule
  • Rule 8: There will be wars without states
  • Rule 9: Shadow wars will dominate
  • Rule 10: Victory is fungible
  • Winning the future
  • Annex: The thirty-six ancient Chinese stratagems for war.