Wednesday 13 April 2011

Bibliophilia: Brave New War – John Robb

Brave New War: The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization John Robb

Another author I’ve mentioned before. If he was still in the USAF, he might well have been one of the pilots that would have flown SEAL Team 6 into Pakistan, but now he is a one man think tank, delving into some really intriguing topics. BNW touches on Open Source Warfare, how small non-state groups are using off the shelf technology to wage war against much larger and more powerful enemies by attacking strategic and vulnerable system points, gaining large dividends for very small investments. Their development has been far more nimble than the people they are attacking, and anyone with a stake in protecting that valuable and vulnerable infrastructure (ie. us) needs to grasp that. Nation states need to figure out how to more deftly respond to transnational criminal and terrorist groups. BNW explores that frightening shift in warfare.

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