Fifth Generation Warfare: 4GW No Longer Applies

Langbert, Mitchell. "Fifth Generation Warfare: 4GW No Longer Applies." Democracy Project. September 26, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20061015201213/http://www.democracy-project.com/archives/002814.html (accessed September 1, 2007).
Mr. Langbert seems to envision 5GW as the evolution of nationalistic 4GW (Mao, Ho Chi Min) to that of the purely ideologically driven (al Qaeda, the Arab Mujahadeen) 4GW (or, in Langbert’s view, 5GW.) In essence the absence of jingoism and the introduction of ideology as a cause of guerrilla resistance amounts to 5GW. Further affecting this evolution are the introduction of new technologies unavailable during the time of Mao or Ho Chi Min, specifically mentioned are cellular communication and the internet.

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