What Is War For?

by McDonald, Jack (King’s College London)

Political science & theory

Published 28/03/2023 by Bristol University Press in the United Kingdom as part of the What Is It For? series.

Paperback | 172 pages, Not illustrated

How does armed conflict shape global politics? And, critically, can it ever be regulated, a necessary first step to achieving a more peaceful world?This book examines the factors that define and shape war in the contemporary world, and how changes to technology and society are transforming warfare. Focusing on efforts to regulate and eliminate war, it provides a guide to the complex problems it poses now – and threatens in the future.