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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. | + | 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.<ref>[http://encyclopedia.uia.org/en/problem/fourth-generation-warfare Fourth generation warfare], The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential</ref> |
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== Journal articles == | == Journal articles == | ||
| − | *[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 | + | *[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 |
| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *[[Asymmetrical warfare]] | ||
| + | *[[Terrorism]] | ||
| + | *[[List of military strategies and concepts]] | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
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| + | *[http://encyclopedia.uia.org/en/problem/fourth-generation-warfare Fourth generation warfare], The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential | ||
| + | *[https://researchcentre.army.gov.au/library/land-power-forum/canon-and-four-generations-warfare-part-4 The Canon and Four Generations of Warfare], Australian Army Research Center | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Warfare]] | [[Category:Warfare]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:37, 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.[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