Future Peace
Technology, Aggression, and the Rush to War

Once somebody told me - read about the subject from people in the field, practitioners of the field you are interested in. So it is not surprising that for me this book falls in the same category as Smedley Butler's "War is a racket". Book written by retired professional soldier about the dangers lyi......more

Major General (retired) Robert H. Latiff has professorships at the University of Notre Dame and at George Mason University. He is the author of Future Peace, in ways a continuation of his earlier work, Future War. Dr. Latiff examines the evolution of modern weapons systems and the social implication......more

Books about future war and peace often soar into the ether of speculation and science fiction. “Future Peace” is grounded in current and developing technology, recent history of domestic and international relations and trajectory of prevailing trends. Author Army Maj. General (ret) Robert H. Latiff,......more

As we move into the future, more and more of our offensive weapons are interlinked. The time we have to think before we used these weapons is shrinking to minutes. We are not at "Strangelove" levels yet, but it's possible that a group of terrorist hackers could release nuclear tipped missiles. If th......more

I felt it was an interesting look at the difference in wanting piece and attempting to achieve it. Made me reflect on some of my notions on what requires a military solution and what could be achieved diplomatically.......more