Book · 2020 · History
The New Rules of War
How America Can Win--against Russia, China, and Other Threats
Why people recommend it
The New Rules of War by Sean McFate is a strategic analysis of how modern global conflicts have evolved beyond traditional military engagements. On The Joe Rogan Experience podcast episode #2055, which aired on June 27, 2024, guest Tim Kennedy brought up the book while speaking with host Joe Rogan. Kennedy praised the work as an amazing read that outlines the numerous ways in which the United States remains unprepared to fight contemporary conflicts. He explained that the book details threats posed by non-state actors, powerful corporations, ruthless cartels, and violent extremist organizations that successfully utilize proxy methods rather than conventional battlefield tactics. By discussing McFate's insights, Kennedy emphasized the urgent need for a paradigm shift in national defense and strategic thinking to address asymmetric warfare and shadow conflicts that bypass traditional military superpowers, warning that modern geopolitical adversaries operate by an entirely new set of rules that traditional institutions are failing to recognize or adequately counter.
Who recommended it
- Tim Kennedy Recommended
Tim Kennedy — 1 mention
“there's this amazing book called the new rules of war and the new rules of war lines out all of the ways that America is not prepared to fight a war by non-state actors by corporations by cartels by violent extremist organizations using proxy methods”