The Art of War, A Modern Theory: a reply To Nicholas Fedyk's "Russian "New Generation" Warfare: Theory, Practice, and Lessons for U.S Strategists".
The friction of war is both mutable and immutable. The art of deception in war is both covert and overt. As the art of war is also a science, it is therefore always given to change, for war in itself is part of the dialectical experience in the human condition that has arisen since the early dawn of civilization. Therefore, to talk or write about the "New Generation" of warfare, or so-called small wars or hybrid wars as is currently fashionable to write about in our times, can be of some importance to us only if we place such theory and practice of war into the context of the immediate history of the epic period we are living through. In reading the military theory analysis of Nicholas Fedyk called Russian "New Generation" Warfare: Theory, Practice, and Lessons for U.S. Strategies, I thought that for the many 'worthwhile' ideas that a reactionary government like the United States could learn from a revived nationalist Russia, there are also dangerous pitfalls for both nation-states if one believes that such a theory or theories on manipulating whole populations can lead to ultimate victory in a propaganda war or on the battlefield without what Fidel Castro called "the weapons of morality".
Comment: For more on the nature of this 'undeclared war' check out: Flores interview: Turkey's Syria gambit is fourth-generation warfare at its finest