1 Introduction: Purpose and Scope
The debate
Revisiting the question of technological determinism
Addressing the problem of ethnocentrism, presentism and progressivism
Revisiting the importance of technology
Connecting war, technology and the state
The structure of this book
2 Technological Determinism and Debates about State Formation in Early Modern Europe
Revolutions within revolutions
Antithesis
Conclusion
3 The Industrial Revolution and the Rise of Modern War Why military luddites became enamoured with technology
Conclusion: The concept of modern war
4 The Nuclear Revolution and the Rise of Postmodern War
The impact of the nuclear revolution on war
War and technology beyond the Western world
Conclusion: Why did the pursuit of technological excellence persist after the Cold War?
5 The Western Military Vision of Future War
Revival of great power competition and qualitative arms racing
The new world order and its impact on war, technology and the state
Defence research and the role of the state
The new grammar of war The doctrinal response to grey zone war
The return of strategies of deterrence
The military vision of the future battle space
Conclusion
6 Testing Western Military Thinking about the Future of War: Russia's War in Ukraine
Introduction
The geopolitical context of the war in Ukraine
The kinetic dimension of the war
Implications of the Russia-Ukraine conflict for war and the state
Conclusion
7 Conclusion: Assessing the Impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on the Future of War and the State
Introduction
Connecting technological innovation to politics Technology and economics
The political impact of technological change
War, technology and the state
On presentism and technological determinism