Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and MilitancyRand Corporation, 2001 M11 5 - 380 pages Netwar-like cyberwar-describes a new spectrum of conflict that is emerging in the wake of the information revolution. Netwar includes conflicts waged, on the one hand, by terrorists, criminals, gangs, and ethnic extremists; and by civil-society activists (such as cyber activists or WTO protestors) on the other. What distinguishes netwar is the networked organizational structure of its practitioners-with many groups actually being leaderless-and their quickness in coming together in swarming attacks. To confront this new type of conflict, it is crucial for governments, military, and law enforcement to begin networking themselves. |
Contents
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Part I VIOLENCEPRONE NETWARS | 27 |
Chapter Two THE NETWORKING OF TERROR IN THE INFORMATION AGE | 29 |
Chapter Three TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL NETWORKS1 | 61 |
Chapter Four GANGS HOOLIGANS AND ANARCHISTSTHE VANGUARD OF NETWAR IN THE STREETS1 | 99 |
Part II SOCIAL NETWARS | 127 |
CYBER ACTIVISTS USE THE INTERNET TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY IN BURMA | 129 |
Chapter Six EMERGENCE AND INFLUENCE OF THE ZAPATISTA SOCIAL NETWAR | 171 |
Part III ONCE AND FUTURE NETWARS | 237 |
THE INTERNET AS A TOOL FOR INFLUENCING FOREIGN POLICY | 239 |
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM AND ITS OPPONENTS | 289 |
Chapter Ten WHAT NEXT FOR NETWORKS AND NETWARS? | 311 |
THE SHARPENING FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE1 | 363 |
CONTRIBUTORS | 373 |
ABOUT THE EDITORS | 375 |
WTO PROTEST STRATEGY AND TACTICS | 201 |
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Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy John Arquilla,David Ronfeldt No preview available - 2001 |
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