The Advent of Netwar

by J. Arquilla, D. F. Ronfeldt

Overview

The term Netwar refers to societal conflict and crime, short of war, in which the protagonists are organized more as sprawling leaderless networks than as tight-knit hierarchies. The emergence of netwar raises the need to rethink strategy and doctrine to conduct counternetwar.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780833024145
Publisher:	RAND Corporation
Publication date:	08/06/1996
Pages:	118
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.96(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

David F. Ronfeldt (Ph.D., Political Science, Stanford University) is a Senior Social Scientist at RAND whose research focus includes information revolution, netwar, cyberocracy, strategic swarming and the rise of transnational networks of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).

Table of Contents

Contents Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Conceptual Outlines Chapter Three: A World in Flux—Ripe for Netwar The Rise of Network Forms of Organization The Evolution of Societies Chapter Four: Varieties of Netwar Chapter Five: Challenges for U.S. Policy and Organization Chapter Six: Implications for U.S. Doctrine and Strategy Bibliography