Announcing Phase Zero: My First Kindle eBook Has Arrived — And the Timing Couldn't Be More Urgent

Every once in a while, a book releases at exactly the moment the world feels like it’s vibrating with tension. Today is that day.

My debut Kindle ebook, Phase Zero: Russia’s Shadow War Against NATO, is officially out — a project born from months buried in research, defense analysis, and the unsettling realization that modern warfare has already slipped past our front doors. We’re living through a conflict that most people can’t see yet, because its weapons aren’t tanks or missiles. They’re narratives. Drones. Cyberattacks. Deepfakes. Pressure points hidden in plain sight.

What we think of as “peace” is really just Phase Zero — the stage before open conflict, where nations prepare the battlefield without ever announcing their intentions.

Russia has been playing this game for years. The West is just starting to notice.

Inside the War Before the War

Phase Zero unpacks a truth that’s both fascinating and deeply uncomfortable: the Kremlin’s first offensive isn’t fought with soldiers. It’s fought with ambiguity.

Across the book, you’ll travel through Eastern Europe’s crackling fault lines — the Baltic borders that NATO analysts refer to as tripwires, the rail hubs in Poland that would shape any future conflict, and the newly militarized frontier Finland now shares with Russia. These places aren’t distant abstractions. They’re the terrain where quiet provocations and “accidents” are already unfolding.

The narrative digs into why Russia keeps leveling the same accusation — that Ukraine is planning “false flag” attacks. It explains how that claim becomes groundwork for escalation, a way to muddy the waters so thoroughly that truth becomes almost irrelevant. The book follows digital smoke trails across disinformation networks, traces mysterious acts of sabotage back to their origins, and shows how the Kremlin manipulates uncertainty itself as a strategic weapon.

These operations aren’t random. They’re structured. They’re intentional. And they’re happening right now.

Why This Moment Matters

Hybrid warfare has changed the landscape in ways most people don’t realize yet. Drones buzz over military installations thousands of miles from the front. Cyberattacks probe the weak spots of hospitals, airports, and power grids. Deepfakes make it harder than ever to trust your own eyes. Meanwhile, the political and psychological fronts — the ones Russia relies on most — erode public confidence long before any traditional attack ever occurs.

This fragile, ambiguous space is where Phase Zero lives.

The book breaks down how analysts believe Russia is preparing for the conflicts of the 2030s, and why timing is everything. It pulls insights from defense experts and intelligence assessments, stitching together a clear picture of what Moscow wants, how it plans to get it, and where NATO’s vulnerabilities lie.

But it also shows how the West can respond — through counter-disinformation, cyber defense, resilience measures, and coordinated communication strategies powerful enough to blunt the impact of Kremlin manipulation. No rockets. No troops. Just smarter, faster adaptation.

A Clear, Gripping Look at the Conflict Already Unfolding

More than anything, Phase Zero is a guide to understanding the emerging era of invisible conflict. It blends narrative pacing with sharp analysis to walk readers through the psychological battlefield taking shape across Europe.

You’ll see how a rumor becomes a weapon.

How uncertainty becomes a tactic.

How small, deniable acts can shake an entire alliance.

And you’ll come away with a sense of clarity in a world that feels increasingly disorienting.

This isn’t a story about what might happen someday. It’s about what is happening right now — the preparations, provocations, and shadow operations quietly shaping the next decade of global security.

Available Now on Kindle

If you follow geopolitics, NATO strategy, or the future of warfare — or if you're simply trying to make sense of the unsettling tremors running through world affairs — Phase Zero was written for you.

The book is officially live on Kindle, ready for anyone who wants to understand the hidden conflict unfolding beneath the headlines.

Welcome to the war before the war.

Welcome to Phase Zero.