Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy

Arquilla, John (Editor)/ Ronfeldt, David F. (Editor)/ United States Department of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense (Corporate Author)

ISBN 10: 0833030302 / ISBN 13: 9780833030306

Published by Rand Corp, 2001

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1st edition. 352 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy
• Publisher: Rand Corp
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0833030302
• ISBN 13: 9780833030306
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.52 kilograms

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Synopsis

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.

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).

JOHN ARQUILLA (Ph.D., Political Science, Stanford University) is a RAND consultant and a professor of foreign policy at the United States Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.