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In Athena's camp : preparing for conflict in the information age

Title
In Athena's camp : preparing for conflict in the information age / John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt, editors ; foreword by Alvin and Heidi Toffler.
Publication
Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand, 1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Arquilla, John
  • Ronfeldt, David F.
  • Toffler, Alvin
  • Toffler, Heidi, 1929-2019
  • United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.
  • National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
Description
xxiv, 501 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Summary
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.
Series Statement
Rand Corporation ; MR-880-OSD
Uniform Title
Rand Corporation ; MR-880-OSD.
Subject
  • War > Forecasting
  • Information society
  • Information and communication technology
  • Information
  • Cyberspace
  • Cyberwarfare
  • Conflicts
  • Security
  • Armed forces
  • War
  • MILITARY TECHNOLOGY
  • CONFLICT
  • WAR
  • COMPUTER SECURITY
  • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Note
  • "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
  • "National Defense Research Institute."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Foreword : The new intangibles -- A new epoch-- and spectrum-- of conflict / John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt -- pt. 1. The revolution in military affairs. Cyberwar is coming! / John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt -- Preparing for the next war : reflections on the revolution in military affairs / Steven J. Blank -- An information-based revolution in military affairs / Norman C. Davis -- Another view of the revolution in military affairs / Jeffrey R. Cooper -- Information, power, and grand strategy : in Athena's camp : Section 1 / John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt -- pt. 2. Information warfare. Warfare in the information age / Bruce D. Berkowitz -- The small and the many / Martin C. Libicki -- Information warfare : time for some constructive skepticism? / John Rothrock -- Emerging challenge : security and safety in cyberspace / Richard O. Hundley and Robert H. Anderson -- An exploration of cyberspace security R & D investment strategies for DARPA / Robert H. Anderson and Anthony C. Hearn -- pt. 3. Societal perspectives. The advent of netwar / John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt -- Societal implications / Brian Nichiporuk and Carl H. Builder -- Transnational criminal organisations and international security / Phil Williams -- Responding to terrorism across the technological spectrum / Bruce Hoffman -- A comment on the Zapatista "netwar" / David Ronfeldt and Armando Martinez -- pt. 4. Emerging paradigms. Neocortical wearfare? : the acme of skill / Richard Szafranski -- Information, power, and grand strategy : in Athena's camp : Section 2 / John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt -- Looking ahead : preparing for information-age conflict / John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt.
ISBN
  • 0833025147
  • 9780833025142
  • 9780833048585 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
97031571
OCLC
  • ocm37595156
  • 37595156
  • SCSB-2136605
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library