While the world seems more complex than ever, in reality, little has changed in the realm of ideas. The most important thinkers in history (Thucydides, Hobbes, Machiavelli, etc.) can provide us with invaluable guidance through the political labyrinths of the modern era.

However, War and Politics is not a historical work. On the contrary, it forces the reader to see today's world of terrorist attacks and military interventions as it is, not as we would like it to be.

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]