A leading military expert looks at America's state of perpetual war, and offers solutions such as civilian control of the military and the use of a "Global Security Index" to determine if intervention is truly necessary.

Perpetual War -- The National Security establishment -- Closing the chapter on 9/11 -- What happened to Obama -- Sipping tea and swapping t-shirts -- Beyond the war machine -- War plays out in Korea -- The power of the network -- Convergence -- A global security index -- Civilian control of the military -- An alternative -- Epilogue: Coronavirus.