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The virtual dimension of contemporary insurgency and counterinsurgency

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: This paper looks at the virtual dimension of contemporary insurgency and counterinsurgency. It argues that the West is faltering in the ‘War of Ideas’ with global Jihad for the main reason that the messages that we wish to convey lack narrative coherence. This is a result of the fact that we misapprehend the nature of the virtual operational environment whereas our opponents possess an intuitive grasp of it as a result of which their structure and method of operations are better adapted and more effective than our own. There is no reason, beyond inertia, that this should remain the case.

Source: Small Wars and Insurgencies

DOI: 10.1080/09592310802462273

Author: David Betz

Institution: King's College London

Language: English

Topic: Military History and Strategy

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funder: British International Studies Association