Brave New War: The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization

by John Robb

Overview

"For my money, John Robb, a former Air Force officer and tech guru, is the futurists' futurist."
—"Slate"

The counterterrorism expert John Robb reveals how the same technology that has enabled globalization also allows terrorists and criminals to join forces against larger adversaries with relative ease and to carry out small, inexpensive actions—like sabotaging an oil pipeline—that generate a huge return. He shows how combating the shutdown of the world's oil, high-tech, and financial markets could cost us the thing we've come to value the most—worldwide economic and cultural integration—and what we must do now to safeguard against this new method of warfare.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471780793
Publisher:	Turner Publishing Company
Publication date:	04/20/2007
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	8.44(w) x 5.70(h) x 0.84(d)

About the Author

John Robb, a former U.S. counterterrorism operation planner and commander, now advises corporations on the future of terrorism, infrastructure, and markets. He is a graduate of Yale Universityand the Air Force Academy, and his writings on war have appeared in "Fast Company" and the "New York Times."

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Table of Contents

Foreword by James Fallows.

Preface.

Part I: THE FUTURE OF WAR IS NOW.

1 The Superempowered Competition.

2 Disorder on the Doorstep.

3 A New Strategic Weapon.

Part II: GLOBAL GUERRILLAS.

4 The Long Tail of Warfare Emerges.

5 Systems Disruption.

6 Open-Source Warfare.

Part III: HOW GLOBALIZATION WILL PUT AN END TO GLOBALIZATION.

7 Guerrilla Entrepreneurs.

8 Rethinking Security.

9 A Brittle Security Breakdown.

Notes.

Further Reading.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

"a fast, thought-sparking book." ("The New York Times", May 18, 2007)

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