Why do wars begin even when they leave both sides worse off? The Anatomy of War examines the warning signs before conflict, the forces that allow war to sustain and transform itself, and the conditions under which wars finally end.

Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan have pledged to treat an armed attack on one as an attack on all. Is the Makkah Pact the foundation of a new NATO-style alliance—or an ambitious framework whose military credibility has yet to be built?