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Chemical and Biological Terrorism in the 21st Century
vectorsite.net
The zigzag evolution of chemical and biological weapons in the 20th century give causes for both optimism and pessimism in the course it will take in the 21st, by Greg Goebel, Jun 2003.
The Dangers of Warfare in a Media Age
inthenationalinterest.com
The author alerts about the dangers of the contemporary media age, in which events across the world are instantly brought before vast international audiences, for example, that tomorrow’s wars could be at risk of being overly influenced by the views of spectator audiences, at the expense of the considerations that ought to guide policy-makers, such as the assessment of the national interest. By Roger Howard, April 2003.
The Changing Face of War: Into the Fourth Generation
d-n-i.net
An article that intends to anticipate what the future conflicts will be like. Introduces the concept of fourth generation war. By William S. Lind, Keith Nightengale, John F. Schmitt, Joseph W. Sutton and Gary I. Wilson, published in Marine Corps Gazette, October 1989.
Nation-State Failure: A Recurring Phenomenon?
dni.gov
Analyzes the weakness and failure of nation-states as a potential source of future conflicts. Essay by Robert Rotberg, for NIC 2020 Project, Inaugural Workshop, November 2003. [PDF]
Information Warfare
plausiblefutures.com
Articles about information warfare, nanowar, and other future conflict scenarios from Plausible Futures Newsletter.
A Military for the 21st Century: Lessons from the Recent Past
ndu.edu
A study about the required post-Cold War military transformation which takes into account the changing nature of war and the experiences of past conflicts. By Anthony C. Zinni, Strategic Forum, US National Defense University, July 2001.
The War in Iraq: the Nature of Insurgency Warfare
csbaonline.org
An overview of the challenges derived from this revitalized kind of war. Andrew Krepinevich, Jun 2004. [PDF]
Recognizing and Understanding Revolutionary Change in Warfare: The Sovereignty of Context - Strategic Studies Institute
strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil
The author, Colin S. Gray, provides a critical audit of the great RMA debate and of some actual RMA behavior and warns against a transformation that is highly potent only in a narrow range of strategic cases. He warns that the military effectiveness of a process of revolutionary change in a "way of war" can only be judged by the test of battle, and possibly not even then. Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, February 2006. [PDF]
The Network Is the Battlefield
businessweek.com
The Pentagon's aim is to meld weapons systems and people into a whole, called network-centric warfare, that's greater than the sum of its parts. From Business Week Online, January 2003.
War Paradigm
omninerd.com
A look into the fundamental changes happening in warfare and how they may, in turn, effect the world system. By Will Waddell, June 2004.
Toward the 21st Century: Trends in Post-Cold War International Security
isn.ethz.ch
Addresses key changes since the Cold War ended, lessons, current problems and issues. Commissioned by the Swiss Ministry of Defense, 1998.- The New Craft of Intelligence: Achieving Asymmetric Advantage in the Face of Non Traditional Threats
strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil
A paper where the author, Robert M. Steele, examines two paradigm shifts--one in relation to the threat and a second in relation to intelligence methods-- while offering a new model for threat analysis and a new model for intelligence operations in non-traditional asymmetric warfare. Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, February 2002. 
Watch on the West: War and Strategy in the 21st Century
fpri.org
Describes how events in the Twenty-first Century will test the limits to American strength but not its fundamentals and postulates that these tests will underscore the inability of technology to overcome all challenges, by Jeremy Black, February 2002.- Changing the Paradigm of the War
d-n-i.net
A paper about the nature of fourth generation warfare and the form it may take in Middle East. By Steve Daskal, November 2003. 
From Kadesh to Kandahar: Military Theory and the Future of War.
findarticles.com
The challenges of post-modern war from a multidimensional point of view, by Michael Evans, Naval War College Review, Summer 2003.
A Warning from Clausewitz on 4GW
counterpunch.org
William S. Lind alerts about the dangers for USA of being the only superpower. CounterPunch, March 2003.- All Possible Wars? Towards a Consensus View of the Future Security Environment, 2001-2025
ndu.edu
Sam Tangredi presents a set of assumptions and possible scenarios about the future security environment for the next 25 years. National Defense University, USA. McNair Paper No. 63, November 2000. - Globalization and the Nature of War
strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil
The article shows how globalization is enhancing the role of political guidance and changing the nature of war. Author: Antulio Echevarria II. Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) of the US Army War College, 2003. 
Fourth Generation Warfare
d-n-i.net
Slide show that summarizes the key aspects of asymmetric conflicts, by Greg Wilcox and G.I. Wilson for Boyd Comference, 2002. [PDF]
Beyond vom Kriege: The Character and Conduct of Modern War
carlisle-www.army.mil
An effort to understand war and the role of armed forces in modern societies, based on the last years experiences and the classic theories. Author: R.D.Hooker Jr., Parameters, US Army War College Quarterly , Summer 2005. [PDF]
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