'Waging of war in the 21st century has become a highly politicised warfare, which means it is the main instrument for achieving political objectives. If it is fabricated, manipulated and justified for hearts and minds, that is facilitated by the new technological advances of our era and launched against global publics before the war takes place in regions away from the western hemisphere. This book illustrates the resulting cognitive dissonance induced by the mixture of politics and communication, such as the façade of humanitarian intervention and pre-emptive warfare in the post-cold war era that resulted in intertwined wars throughout the world, so we are really facing a different generation of warfare. As a result, this timely publication is very welcome and appreciated. Rethinking Warfare in the 21st Century unlocks the complexity of contemporary warfare through engaging with it on the levels of both theory and practice in the midst of an ongoing geopolitical power transition in international relations and global politics.' Davoud Gharayagh-Zandi, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran-Iran.