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Startegia oporu niekierowanego w wojnie asymertycznej
The Leaderless strategy of resistance in asimetric war

Author(s): Jarosław Tomasiewicz
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Geopolitics
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Geopolityczne
Keywords: Leaderless Resistance;Beam;undirected resistance;

Summary/Abstract: Present terrorostic organizations base its activity for more often on Leaderless Resistance. It in this strategy does not exist disposable organizational central and organisational section are loose connected system with full autonomy, in rage of planning and so exexuting. Such structure assures the terroristic web large elasticity and resistance from state blow. In proposal version by Beam, organizational system is based on cellular structure, but there is no central control or management: all individuals and sections operate seperatley between one's, and never answer to head office or individual leader for instructions or orders. The web as organizational structure is elastic, adapts easily to chances in surrounding. Thanks to it is resistant on blows. The central point base on distant structure decentralization, in this way, that manifests not only in independent sections but also in their specialisation.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 161-190
  • Page Count: 30
  • Language: Polish