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Fourth-generation warfare (4GW) is conflict characterized by a blurring of the distinction between war and politics, and of the distinction between combatants and civilians. It is placed as succeeding the third generation in the five-generation model of military theory .
There are two opposing viewpoints on the relationship between asymmetric warfare and terrorism. In the modern context, asymmetric warfare is increasingly considered a component of fourth generation warfare. When practiced outside the laws of war, it is often defined as terrorism, though rarely by its practitioners or their supporters. [20]
Fourth-generation warfare as presented by Lind et al. is characterized by a post-modern return to decentralized forms of warfare, blurring of the lines between war and politics, combatants, and civilians due to states' loss of their near-monopoly on combat forces, returning to modes of conflict common in pre-modern times.
Asymmetric warfare – Military theory that also includes regulars vs. irregulars; Fourth generation warfare "Yank" Levy, teacher of the Home Guard and coauthor of the first practical book on Guerrilla Warfare; Low intensity conflict; Military volunteer; Unconventional warfare; Violent non-state actors; Sissi (Finnish light infantry)
An insurgency is a violent, armed rebellion by small, lightly armed bands who practice guerrilla warfare against a larger authority. [1] [2] [3] The key descriptive feature of insurgency is its asymmetric nature: small irregular forces face a large, well-equipped, regular military force state adversary. [4]
This category organizes articles on warfare by the (primarily geographical or technological) "type" of warfare involved. Please see the category guidelines for more information. The main articles for this category are War § Types of warfare and Outline of war § Types of war .
Hammes traces the origins of fourth-generation warfare to Mao Zedong. [ 6 ] In September 2006, Hammes was one of the retired U.S. military officers who, along with Generals John Batiste and Paul Eaton , called for Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to resign.
The U.S. Army Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG) provided operational advisory assistance in support of Army and joint force commanders to enhance the combat effectiveness of the operating force and enable the defeat of asymmetric threats. [9] AWG was the Army’s focal point for identifying asymmetric threats, enemy vulnerabilities and friendly ...