Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2008: 15-23
Fourth Generation Warfare Evolves, Fifth EmergesNonreviewed - Other
The key fact is that changes in the political, economic, social, and technical spheres are making it possible for a small group bound together by a cause to use new technologies to challenge nation-states. 4GW (Fourth Generation Warfare) uses all the shifts from a mechanical to an information/electronic society to maximize the power of insurgency. Fifth-generation warfare (5GW) will result from the continued shift of political and social loyalties to causes rather than nations. It will be marked by the increasing power of smaller and smaller entities and the explosion of biotechnology. The purpose of this article is to widen the discussion on what forms 4GW may take and to offer a possible model for the next generation of war: 5GW. Adapted from Military Review, May-June 2007.
Keywords: actors,security environment,comprehensive approach,armed conficts,prediction,prognozis,private military forces,4th generation wars
Published: March 15, 2008 Show citation
