Rand Corp, Date: 1996. Paperback. New. 118 pages. 11.50x8.50x0.50 inches. 1996. Rand Corp ISBN 0833024140 9780833024145 [GB]

Rand Corp 1996 Softcover New 118 pages. 11.50x8.50x0.50 inches.

Santa Monica, CA RAND Corporation 1996 Wraps Good. Cover has some wear and soiling. ix, [1], 118 p. Illustrations. Footnotes. Bibliography. MR-789-OSD. This is from the RAND National Defense Research Institute and was prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The information revolution is leading to the rise of network forms of organization, with unusual implications for how societies are organized and conflicts are conducted. "Netwar" is an emerging consequence. The term refers to societal conflict and crime, short of war, in which the antagonists are organized more as sprawling "leaderless" networks than as tight-knit hierarchies. Many terrorists, criminals, fundamentalists, and ethno-nationalists are developing netwar capabilities. A new generation of revolutionaries and militant radicals is also emerging, with new doctrines, strategies, and technologies that support their reliance on network forms of organization. Netwar may be the dominant mode of societal conflict in the 21st century. These conclusions are implied by the evolution of societies, according to a framework presented in this RAND study. The emergence of netwar raises the need to rethink strategy and doctrine to conduct counternetwar. Traditional notions of war and low-intensity conflict as a sequential process based on massing, maneuvering, and fighting will likely prove inadequate to cope with nonlinear, swarm-like, information-age conflicts in which societal and military elements are closely ...

ISBN10: 0833024140, ISBN13: 9780833024145, [publisher: RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA] Softcover ix, [1], 118 p. Illustrations. Footnotes. Bibliography. MR-789-OSD. This is from the RAND National Defense Research Institute and was prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The information revolution is leading to the rise of network forms of organization, with unusual implications for how societies are organized and conflicts are conducted. "Netwar" is an emerging consequence. The term refers to societal conflict and crime, short of war, in which the antagonists are organized more as sprawling "leaderless" networks than as tight-knit hierarchies. Many terrorists, criminals, fundamentalists, and ethno-nationalists are developing netwar capabilities. A new generation of revolutionaries and militant radicals is also emerging, with new doctrines, strategies, and technologies that support their reliance on network forms of organization. Netwar may be the dominant mode of societal conflict in the 21st century. These conclusions are implied by the evolution of societies, according to a framework presented in this RAND study. The emergence of netwar raises the need to rethink strategy and doctrine to conduct counternetwar. Traditional notions of war and low-intensity conflict as a sequential process based on massing, maneuvering, and fighting will likely prove inadequate to cope with nonlinear, swarm-like, information-age conflicts in which ...

ISBN10: 0833024140, ISBN13: 9780833024145, [publisher: Rand Corp, Santa Monica, California] Softcover First Edition ix, 118 pages. Netwar refers to "societal conflict and crime, short of war, in which the protagonists are organized as sprawling "leaderless" networks.". Minor edgewear; a few fingerprints on pages v and viii. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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RAND Corporation 1996-08-06 Paperback New Size: 10x8x0; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!