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'''Fourth-generation warfare''' (4GW) is a conflict in which there is a blurring of the separation between [[war]] and [[politics]] and combatants/civilians. 4GW wars are more decentralized in terms of their command and control. | '''Fourth-generation warfare''' (4GW) is a conflict in which there is a blurring of the separation between [[war]] and [[politics]] and combatants/civilians. 4GW wars are more decentralized in terms of their command and control. | ||
| + | The term fourth-generation warfare was initially used in 1980 by a team of United States analysts, including the author William S. Lind, to describe warfare's return to a decentralized expression of conflict. | ||
[[Category:Warfare]] | [[Category:Warfare]] | ||
Revision as of 23:16, March 25, 2024
Fourth-generation warfare (4GW) is a conflict in which there is a blurring of the separation between war and politics and combatants/civilians. 4GW wars are more decentralized in terms of their command and control.
The term fourth-generation warfare was initially used in 1980 by a team of United States analysts, including the author William S. Lind, to describe warfare's return to a decentralized expression of conflict.