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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. | 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. | ||
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| + | *[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/097492841006600203?journalCode=iqqa Tracing the Tenets of Fourth Generation Warfare in Terrorist and Insurgent Groups: The Case of al Qaeda], India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs. Volume 66, Issue 2. https://doi.org/10.1177/097492841006600203 | ||
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Revision as of 23:19, 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.
Journal articles
- Tracing the Tenets of Fourth Generation Warfare in Terrorist and Insurgent Groups: The Case of al Qaeda, India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs. Volume 66, Issue 2. https://doi.org/10.1177/097492841006600203