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In Athena’s Camp
Preparing for Conflict in the Information Age
The information revolution — which is as much an organizational as a technological revolution — is transforming the nature of conflict across the spectrum: from open warfare, to terrorism, crime, and even radical social activism. The era of massed field armies is passing, because the new information and communications systems are increasing the lethality of quite small units that can call in deadly, precise missile fire almost anywhere, anytime. In social conflicts, the Internet and other media are greatly empowering individuals and small groups to influence the behavior of states. Whether in military or social conflicts, all protagonists will soon be developing new doctrines, strategies, and tactics for swarming their opponents — with weapons or words, as circumstances require. Preparing for conflict in such a world will require shifting to new forms of organization, particularly the versatile, hardy, all-channel network. This shift will prove difficult for states and professional militaries that remain bastions of hierarchy, bound to resist institutional redesign. They will make the shift as they realize that information and knowledge are becoming the key elements of power. This implies, among other things, that Mars, the old brute-force god of war, must give way to Athena, the well-armed goddess of wisdom. Accepting Athena as the patroness of this information age represents a first step not only for preparing for future conflicts, but also for preventing them.
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Contents
Preface PDF
Acknowledgments PDF
Foreword: The New Intangibles PDF
Chapter One:
A New Epoch — and Spectrum — of Conflict PDF
John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt
Part I: The Revolution in Military Affairs
Chapter Two:
Cyberwar Is Coming! PDF
John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt
Chapter Three:
Preparing for the Next War: Reflections on the Revolution in Military Affairs PDF
Stephen J. Blank
Chapter Four:
An Information-Based Revolution in Military Affairs PDF
Norman C. Davis
Chapter Five:
Another View of the Revolution in Military Affairs PDF
Jeffrey R. Cooper
Chapter Six:
Information, Power, and Grand Strategy: In Athena’s Camp — Section 1 PDF
John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt
Part II: Information Warfare
Chapter Seven:
Warfare in the Information Age PDF
Bruce D. Berkowitz
Chapter Eight:
The Small and the Many PDF
Martin C. Libicki
Chapter Nine:
Information Warfare: Time for Some Constructive Skepticism? PDF
John Rothrock
Chapter Ten:
Emerging Challenge: Security and Safety in Cyberspace PDF
Richard O. Hundley and Robert H. Anderson
Chapter Eleven:
An Exploration of Cyberspace Security R&D Investment Strategies for DARPA PDF
Robert H. Anderson and Anthony C. Hearn
Part III: Societal Perspectives
Chapter Twelve:
The Advent of Netwar PDF
John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt
Chapter Thirteen:
Societal Implications PDF
Brian Nichiporuk and Carl H. Builder
Chapter Fourteen:
Transnational Criminal Organisations and International Security PDF
Phil Williams
Chapter Fifteen:
Responding to Terrorism Across the Technological Spectrum
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Bruce Hoffman
Chapter Sixteen:
A Comment on the Zapatista “Netwar” PDF
David Ronfeldt and Armando Martinez
Part IV: Emerging Paradigms
Chapter Seventeen:
Neocortical Warfare? The Acme of Skill PDF
Richard Szafranski
Chapter Eighteen:
Information, Power, and Grand Strategy: In Athena’s Camp — Section 2 PDF
John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt
Chapter Nineteen:
Looking Ahead: Preparing for Information-Age Conflict PDF
John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt
Contributors PDF
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