HIERARCHIES VERSUS NETWORKS. THE IMPORTANCE OF LEADERLESS RESISTANCE IN THE NETWAR
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The article is a polemic with the statement that netwar, due to the use of non-military means (including information and cybernetic tools) and the involvement of non-centralized, socially recruited and recruiting themselves individuals and groups, is a conflict of relatively low intensity, and therefore does not pose a significant threat to the security of states and societies. Such a statement, according to the author, is at least risky. It does not take into account either the strong social mobilization resulting from the possibility of attracting a broad, global audience ”or the issue”, or the growing importance of new organizational forms – new network models, more secure (if we take into account resistance to surveillance) and effective (if take into account the ability to inflict high losses with the participation of a minimum of involved resources) than the existing hierarchical structures taking part in the fight.
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