An international bestseller, The Rosy Future of War explores the post-Cold War age in which States are dividing against themselves into smaller and increasingly fractious parts.

The major powers possess enough military might to contain the rising tide of warfare. But to be effective, the United States and Western Europe have to turn away from idealistic notions promulgated by international organizations, and find new ways to export stability - rather than new systems - as war's most potent container.