Changing Face of Warfare in the 21st Century

Taylor & Francis

The Changing Face of Warfare in the 21st CenturyAuthor(s): Gregory Simons, Iulian Chifu\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781472482129, 978-1472482129\nSynopsis\nThis study discusses salient trends demonstrated by contemporary warfare of these first years of the 21st century. The authors reinforce previous notions of Fourth Generation Warfare, but most importantly explore the workings of new components and how these have modified the theory and practice of warfare beyond the basic divisions of conventional and unconventional warfare as witnessed in the preceding century. Throughout history there has been a close interaction between politics, communication and armed conflict and a main line of investigation of this book is to track changes that are presumed to have occurred in the way and manner in which armed conflicts are waged.\n\nUsing cogent examples drawn variously from conflicts of the Arab Spring, the Islamic .