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Book Review: Francis O’Gorman, The Cambridge Companion to John Ruskin

preemptive warfare has and will result in unanticipated effects that (may) ultimately further destabilise regional and international security. Massumi ties in the events and effects of 9/11 to his argument, it being the catalyst for the new ecology of preemptive power. Ontopower is clearly a well-researched and well-argued text. Whether or not one agrees with the principles of this new theory of power, it is undeniable that Massumi has presented a thorough and rigorous examination of power and the logic of preemption. Given that power now focuses on what may emerge, according to Massumi, rather than what is emerging, it is now necessary to consider theories of power which accept the lag between operations and policy that we see across all areas of governance. This is eminently true and has been for some time. Ontopower is an extensive and persuasive option. The text is academically dense, and highly verbose. Better suited to academic and professional experts, strategists, and philosophers interested in power, this text is not for everyone. Nonetheless, it offers excellent insight into the importance of perception in modern politics, and thus warfare, which is essential knowledge for students and practitioners of governance and security.