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ID082137
Title ProperWar without a center of gravity
Other Title Informationreflections on terrorism and post-modern war
LanguageENG
AuthorOlson, Wm. J
Publication2007.
Summary / Abstract (Note)This essay argues that the United States is engaged in the first post-modern conflict, a form of warfare for which it is not ready. It advances the argument that the nature of war has changed because the sociology of war has changed, but, the United States readies itself to fight those wars it understands and knows how to fight. The problem is that the nature of warfare is changing, has changed and that much of US policy, strategy, and the institutions that develop and implement them have not understood or adjusted to the changing nature of war. We have moved from the era of modern war into the era of post-modern war, into an age of war without a center of gravity
`In' analytical NoteSmall Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 18, No.4; Dec 2007: p559-583
Journal SourceSmall Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 18, No.4; Dec 2007: p559-583
Key WordsTerrorism ;  Post-Modern War ;  United States


 
 
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