C/P/17 What is new about New Wars?

Conclusion: So where does this leave us with regard to the "new wars". What is new about the new wars? The basic answer is that there is nothing new about the new wars; they are exactly similar to the wars of the old. Of course, with every new war, we see leaps in military technology. The new wars are not fought with stones and sticks, or with bows and arrows. Technology changed weapons rapidly, and new weapons require new military doctrines. Thus, the US forces in Baghdad did not count on the use of cavalry, but relied on highly advanced pieces of hardware - stealth planes, smart bombs, etc. But advances in military technology did not alter the nature of war. War is still mainly fought between states. It may not be the "total war" like the Second World War (there is, of course, no guarantee that such a war will not take place in the future - indeed, a growing number of nuclear-armed states makes this a highly distinct possibility). [...]