The book, a publication of Michel Foucault's lectures, introduces the reader to the scientist's interesting thoughts on the nature of power in society. Foucault examines the relationship between power and war, analyzing the formation of 17th- and 18th-century England and France. a special type of historical and political discourse, according to which the birth of a state is preceded by a real (and not an ideal, like Hobbes’s) war. The author sharply contrasts historical-political and philosophical-legal discourses. Already in the annotated book, he expresses doubt that the binary relationship characteristic of war can serve as a matrix of power, since power has a diverse nature, permeating the weight of relationships in society. The text of the book was translated from the original language using an artificial intelligence program. For the most part, the translation of the text is of very high quality, but in some cases, due to the imperfection of the technology, there may be incorrect phrase translations in the text, as well as single words and expressions may not be translated.