The twenty-first century has seen millions unemployed, livelihoods undermined by environmental degradation, and middle-class cities in Europe, Asia, and Africa turned into cauldrons of violence and resentment. In The Ultimate Weapon is No Weapon, a British academic pacifist and American Lt. Colonel explore the changing nature of violent conflict in the twenty-first century, and argue that in an age where we wage war against concepts, not countries, military force hurts rather than helps peacekeeping efforts, and should be replaced by policies that focus on making threatened populations feel secure.