Fourth-generation warfare
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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.
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.[1]
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
See also
External links
- Fourth generation warfare, The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential
- The Canon and Four Generations of Warfare, Australian Army Research Center
References
- ↑ Fourth generation warfare, The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential