ARMED CONFLICT IN THE CURRENT WORLD – THEORETICAL APPROACHES –
ARMED CONFLICT IN THE CURRENT WORLD – THEORETICAL APPROACHES –
Author(s): Ioan Codruţ LucinescuContributor(s): Iulia NASTASIE (Translator)
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Security and defense, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Centrul tehnic-editorial al armatei
Keywords: international relations; armed conflict; warfare; nation-states; non-state actors; asymmetrical conflict;
Summary/Abstract: The 20th century conflicts between states are being replaced by hybrid wars and asymmetric conflicts in which there is no clear-cut distinction between soldiers and civilians and between organised violence, terror, crime and war. Today, conflicts are increasingly characterised by a hybrid blend of traditional and irregular tactics, decentralised planning and execution and non-state actors, using both simple and sophisticated technologies in innovative ways. Threats incorporate a full range of different modes of warfare including conventional capabilities, irregular tactics and formations, terrorist acts including indiscriminate violence and coercion and criminal disorder.
Journal: Romanian Military Thinking
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 129-139
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English
