An engaging guide to the various ways in which war is now waged - and
how to adapt to this new reality.
Hybrid war, grey-zone warfare, unrestricted war: Today, traditional
conflict - fought with guns, bombs, and drones - has become too
expensive to wage, too unpopular at home, and too difficult to manage.
In an age when America threatens Europe with sanctions, and when China
spends billions buying influence abroad, the world is heading for a new
era of permanent low-level conflict, often unnoticed, undeclared, and
unending.
Transnational crime expert Mark Galeotti provides a comprehensive and
groundbreaking survey of the new way of war. Ranging across the globe,
Galeotti shows how today's conflicts are fought with everything from
disinformation and espionage to crime and subversion, leading to
instability within countries and a legitimacy crisis across the globe.
But rather than suggest that we hope for a return to a bygone era of
"stable" warfare, Galeotti details ways of surviving, adapting, and
taking advantage of the opportunities presented by this new reality.