The book is dedicated to the evolution of military science and military art in the most important states in the next 20-25 years. Based on an analysis of trends in the development of the military-political situation, weapons and military equipment, it examines possible sources of wars, military conflicts and the most important changes that can occur in military development, the nature of the armed struggle, the methods of combat use of the armed forces, the direction of their military training and education. The main idea of the book is the rejection of the theory of nuclear war, the strategy of total, “frontal” destruction and the emergence of a new era of conventional wars, armed conflicts with the dominance of more flexible and diverse methods of “indirect” strategic actions. Questions covered in the book: POSSIBLE SOURCES OF THE CAUSES OF WARS IN THE FUTURE .1. War and politics.2. Old and new sources of military threats.3. On the future of military-political blocs.

MILITARY-TECHNICAL PROGRESS AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE NATURE OF ARMED STRUGGLE .1. Scientific and technological progress and weapons development .2. Main directions of development of conventional weapons.3. Arms reduction and its impact on the nature of armed struggle.

DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF FUTURE ARMED STRUGGLE1. Nuclear weapons and armed struggle.2. Methods of conducting operations and combat operations in a conventional war.

PROSPECTS FOR MILITARY BUILDING.1. Professional army or conscription.2. Some issues of military management and organizational structure of the armed forces.

MAIN DIRECTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE TRAINING OF THE ARMED FORCES.