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Networks, Netwars and Information-Age Terrorism
From: RAND
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John ArquillaDavid F. RonfeldtMichele Zanini |
EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION |
The shape of terrorism is changing as it adapts more efficient organizational forms and assimilates technological advances. The emerging form of the "new terrorism" is the network, which differs from traditional hierarchies in its flatter, more decentralized structure. When it comes to terrorism, the power of networks leads to "netwars." RAND researchers John Arquilla, David Ronfeldt and Michele Zanini explain the principles of network organizational design, what netwar is not (war via the Internet) and what it is (an emerging form of conflict enabled by information technology). They also address possible means of countering these new modes of terrorism, with a particular focus on possible strategies for the US Air Force. |
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In this excerpt from Countering the New Terrorism, the authors discuss changes in and possibilities for terrorism in the information age. |
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