The Art of War and Peace

FOREWORD BY SIR NICK CARTER, FORMER UK CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF
How has the character of war changed in recent times? And as the rules-based international order is shaken, how can we try to achieve peace?
Since the fall of Kabul and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the US-led liberal international order is giving way to a more chaotic and contested world system. Western credibility and deterrence are diminishing in the face of wars in Europe and the Middle East, and rising populism and terrorism around the world. Can peace, mutual respect and democracy survive, or are we destined to a permanent chaos in which authoritarians and populists thrive?
Using decades of experience as policy advisors in conflicts in Iraq and across Africa, and recent fieldwork in Israel and Taiwan, the authors analyse the nature of modern war. Weighing up past lessons, present observations and predictions about the future, The Art of War and Peace explores how wars can be won on the battlefield and how that success can be translated into a stable and enduring peace.