1. Introduction: Purpose and Scope
2. Technological Determinism and Debates about State Formation in Early Modern Europe
3. The Industrial Revolution and the Rise of Modern War
4. The Nuclear Revolution and the Rise of Postmodern War
5. The Western Military Vision of Future War
6. Testing Western Military Thinking about the Future of War: Russia's War in Ukraine
7. Conclusion: Assessing the Impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on the Future of War and the State