Donovan Wylie's Outposts book shows a core idea of modern warfare that transgresses of nationality or politics – it is to take the high ground and use vision as a method of strength and protection:

These outposts are built on natural promontories with multiple lines of sight, and formed a protective visual architecture. They are frequently positioned on defensive locations established during earlier conflicts and represent reincarnations of past histories under new powers. These images show jagged mountain ranges overlooking vast desert plains. The images of the architecture of conflict are about surveillance, territory, control, and power.