Civil War Without Armies: Power, Repression, and the Global Crisis of Legitimacy (Geopolitics and Globalization of Power)

What if civil war doesn’t begin with a battlefield?In this provocative sequel to "Global Hegemony and the Age of Proxy Wars", Adam B. turns the lens inward to examine a terrifying new reality: societies sliding into internal conflict without ever declaring war."Civil War Without Armies" argues that modern conflict has been redefined. It is no longer marked by uniforms and front lines, but by the collapse of legitimacy and the replacement of consent with administrative force. Through a rigorous analytical lens, this book exposes how techniques once reserved for foreign proxy wars fragmentation, deniability, and securitized control are now being applied within states to manage and suppress their own populations.Inside this analysis, you will discover:The Weaponization of Language: How labels like "extremism" and "radicalization" are used to pathologize dissent and justify escalating force.The Civilian as the Battlefield: Why modern conflict unfolds in digital spaces, neighborhoods, and daily routines.Historical Warning Signs: Deep dives into the Late Roman Republic, pre-revolutionary France, and Northern Ireland to show that civil war is a condition long before it is an event.The Escalation Trap: Identifying the "thresholds of no return" where structural conditions become self-reinforcing.This is not a book of predictions or ideology it is a manual for recognition. It is a sobering warning for anyone seeking to understand why our institutions feel increasingly brittle and how to identify the mechanisms of conflict before they become irreversible.Read "Civil War Without Armies" to understand the conflict no one will name before the window for choice closes. Read more