The Changing Face of Warfare in the 21st Century (Hardcover)

This study discusses salient trends demonstrated by contemporary warfare of these first years of the 21st century. The authors reinforce previous notions of Fourth Generation Warfare, but most importantly explore the workings of new components and how these have modified the theory and practice of warfare beyond the basic divisions of conventional and unconventional warfare as witnessed in the preceding century. Throughout history there has been a close interaction between politics, communication and armed conflict and a main line of investigation of this book is to track changes that are presumed to have occurred in the way and manner in which armed conflicts are waged. Using cogent examples drawn variously from conflicts of the Arab Spring, the Islamic State and Russian adventurism in South Ossetia, Crimea and Eastern Ukraine, the authors demonstrate the application of Information Warfare, the practice of Hybrid Warfare, and offensive use of diplomacy, communications, economics and international law to obtain political and military advantages against the status quo states of the international community. The authors combine a theoretical framework with concrete empirical examples in order to create a better understanding and comprehension of the current events and processes that shape the character of contemporary armed conflicts and how they are informed and perceived in a highly mediatised and politicised world.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Iulian Chifu • Gregory Simons
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	278
ISBN-13:	978-1-4724-8212-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Theory of warfare & military science
LSN:	1-4724-8212-3
Barcode:	9781472482129

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