Fire Starters

In Fire Starters, Sean McFate explores how modern conflicts are shifting into covert, gray-zone warfare, involving deception, subversion, and influence rather than traditional combat. Drawing on real-world examples and his military experience, he offers a provocative framework for defending democracy by mastering the clandestine "dark arts" of 21st-century conflict. The book emphasizes the importance of adapting to new forms of warfare to prevent autocratic forces from eroding democratic institutions from within.