Solferino 21: Warfare, Civilians and Humanitarians in the Twenty-First Century (okładka  twarda, wyd. 01.2022)

War is at a tipping point: we`re passing from the age of industrial warfare to a new era of computerised warfare, and a renewed risk of great-power conflict. Humanitarian response is also evolving fast--`big aid` demands more and more money, while aid workers try to digitalise, preparing to meet ever-broader needs in the long, big wars and climate crisis of the future. This book draws on the founding moment of the modern Red Cross movement--the 1859 Battle of Solferino, a moment of great change in the nature of conflict--to track the big shifts already underway, and still to come, in the wars and war aid of our century. Hugo Slim first surveys the current landscape: the tech, politics, law and strategy of warfare, and the long-term transformations ahead as conflict goes digital. He then explains how civilians both suffer and survive in today`s wars, and how their world is changing. Finally, he critiques today`s humanitarian system, citing the challenges of the 2020s. Inspired by Henri Dunant`s seminal humanitarian text, `Solferino 21` alerts policymakers to the coming shakeup of the military and aid professions, illuminating key priorities for the new century. Humanitarians, he warns, must adapt or fail.