I don't think we're headed for another WWI/WWII style total war between superpowers and their allies. I think we're more likely to get 1984 style perpetual wars

I don't think we're headed for another WWI/WWII style total war between superpowers and their allies. I think we're more likely to get 1984 style perpetual wars against countries and concepts when they're politically convenient, fought by professional soldiers that are increasingly disconnected from the rest of society so that the illusion that everything is normal can be maintained. One could argue that we're already pretty much there, but I could certainly see it getting worse.