IRREGULAR WARFARE - CULTURAL DIFFERENCES/GAPS AND STRATEGIES TO COUNTERACT THEM -
IRREGULAR WARFARE - CULTURAL DIFFERENCES/GAPS AND STRATEGIES TO COUNTERACT THEM -

Summary/Abstract: At the end of the 21st century first decade, the contemporary world is both unpredictable and contradictory, as well as full of contrasts. In this context, the approach to the irregular warfare is a topic of sharp disputes, leading to deep implications for the conventional armed forces profile. In this article, a new definition for irregular warfare is suggested, namely: “an armed conflict between state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over those population parts relevant for the power control in a specific space”. The military forces way to adapt to new threats and risks depends on the strategies issued to counteract the cultural differences and gaps related to irregular warfare, among the most relevant being the following: a more subtle and flexible military posture, high speed and reactive military structures, expeditionary forces, a mandatory and visible military presence.

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