| ID | 122398 |
| Title Proper | Internet, new media, and the evolution of insurgency |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Metz, Steven |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | I
nsurgency, like war, has an enduring nature and a changing character. It
remains a strategy entailing violence used by the weak and desperate against
a power system.1
Often (but not always), this pits a nonstate or proto-state organization against a state. Out of weakness, the organization using a strategy of
insurgency attempts to shift the focus of conflict away from domains where the
state or other power structure is particularly strong, particularly the conventional military. Insurgents seek to make domains decisive where morale and
other psychological characteristics matter more than tangible power, recognizing these characteristics even the odds to a certain extent. The enduring nature
of insurgency includes three core functions: an insurgency must survive, it must
strengthen itself, and it must weaken the power structure or state. |
| `In' analytical Note | Parameters Vol. 42, No.3; Autumn 2012: p.80-90 |
| Journal Source | Parameters Vol. 42, No.3; Autumn 2012: p.80-90 |
| Key Words | Insurgency ; Violence ; Conventional Military ; Internet ; New Media ; Terrorism ; Guerrilla Attacks |