War Transformed

The Future of Twenty-First-Century Great Power Competition and Conflict

De: Mick Ryan

Narrado por: Grant Cartwright

War Transformed: The Future of Twenty-First-Century Great Power Competition and Conflict provides insights for those involved in the design of military strategy, and the forces that must execute that strategy. Emphasizing the impacts of technology, a new era of strategic competition, demography, and climate change, Mick Ryan uses historical and contemporary anecdotes to highlight key challenges faced by nations in a new era of great power rivalry. Just as previous industrial revolutions have advanced societies, the nascent fourth industrial revolution will have a similar impact on how humans fight, compete, and build military power in the twenty-first century.

War Transformed seeks to provide a preview of the shape of war and competition in the twenty-first century. Ryan examines both the shifting character of war and its enduring nature. He proposes important trends in warfare that will shape all aspects of human competition and conflict in the coming decades.

Competing and engaging in combat in this new era involves evolved strategies and warfighting concepts. As the competitive environment and potential battlefields continue to change, conceptions of combat, competition, and conflict must also evolve. Mick Ryan makes the case for transforming how Western military institutions view war in this century.

©2022 Mick Ryan (P)2022 Tantor

Strategists Unite

This was a welcome perspective of what our military strategists are and should be looking towards as they predict future conflicts. From an Aussie foxhole, Ryan is able to provide some insight on what the Western world might consider in how we engage the Middle East and Far East in future scenarios. Well done, Sir!

Fascinating perspectives

I liked the reiteration of key ideas throughout several topics to help drive home recommended guidance for perspectives in developing warfare.

New Point of View

This book has inspired me to pay more attention to emerging technologies and their potential effects.

Absolutely superb

MG(R) Ryan lays out the pitfalls and opportunities of the present and future world, and ponders viable solutions. Terrific.

Good but is quickly becoming dated

The reading is halting at times. Over all not too bad though. It’s a good primer

A whole lot of nothing

The author constantly makes assertions without challenging his claims or assessing alternative ideas. This did not feel like a cohesive analysis, it felt more like disconnected strands of thoughts.

Politically biased book

Though there are many examples of the writer’s political bias, the one that stands out the most was his claim that there was Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and the Justice Department’s Report concluded that there wasn’t. Additionally, the author doesn’t know the difference between a democracy and a republic, destroying all credibility of being a historian or a Marine Officer who has never read the US Constitution which he sworn to uphold and protect!