Ten Steps to Prevent World War Three

'A fresh, provocative, and terrifying portrait of the crumbling world order' - RORY STEWART

Tobias Ellwood

• Publisher: Blink Publishing
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• eBook ISBN:
  9781785129070
• Subtopic: Chinese History
• Index: Politics & International Relations

An urgent call-to-action outlining how we can prevent a global conflict in the near-future from Tobias Ellwood, former Defence Minister and Chair of the House of Commons Defence Committee.

'Crucial reading on why our global order has come apart at the seams' - WILLIAM HAGUE

'Thoughtful, thought-provoking and clear-eyed' - PETER FRANKOPAN

'An expert voice for troubled times' - JOHN KERRY

Every day, a new headline. War in the Middle East between Trump's America and Iran. Israel and Palestine in a never-ending conflict. Putin's Russia and Ukraine in a battle that threatens the autonomy of Europe. China on a mission to extend its global reach. The world is closer than it ever has been to midnight on the Doomsday Clock.

Tobias Ellwood is an expert in geopolitics and military strategy. As former Foreign Minister, Defence Minister, Chair of the House of Commons Defence Committee and an officer in the British Army's Royal Green Jackets, he is uniquely placed to offer solutions to the crises affecting our global order. In ten steps, he shows us exactly what is at stake, how we got here, and how we can build an exit plan to prevent regional conflict escalating into global war.

'Engaging and insightful, this book ... offers practical steps that world leaders and everyday citizens alike can take to navigate them with purpose' - GENERAL JIM MATTIS, USMC RTD

Table of contents

• Cover
• Praise for Ten Steps to Prevent World War Three
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface: A Slide to War
• Introduction
• Step 1: Stand for Something: What we believe in and are willing to fight for
• Step 2: Know Our Enemies: Understand their goals, fears and resentments
• Step 3: Stop Repeating History: Learn from wars won and lost
• Step 4: Spot The New Battlefields: Where conflicts will grow and how they will be fought
• Step 5: Regroup with our Allies: Back old friends and make new ones
• Step 6: Get Stronger and Smarter: Rebuilding our hard power and soft power
• Step 7: Move to a war Footing: Align security and defence strategy. Prepare society
• Step 8: Put our House in Order: Strengthen democracy at home to counter growing authoritarianism abroad
• Step 9: Build the Off-Ramps, Put the Fires Out: Halt the slide towards conflict. Create conditions for co-existence
• Step 10: Reassert Statecraft: Lead or drift into conflict
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgements
• Index