เรื่อง: 4th Generation Warfare, Emerging Contours of 5th Generation Warfare and Its Political – Military Dimensions, (วปอ.9180)
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หมวดหมู่:
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งานวิจัย
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มิติ:
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มิติยุทธศาสตร์/Strategy
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พื้นที่/ขอบเขต:
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ภายในประเทศ/Domestic/Local
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ผู้เขียน:
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วิทยาลัยป้องกันราชอาณาจักร, Colonel Muhammad Shafique, (วปอ.9180)
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หน่วยงานเจ้าของ:
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วิทยาลัยป้องกันราชอาณาจักร
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ปีที่พิมพ์:
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2562
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การเปิดเผยข้อมูล:
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สาธารณะ
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บทคัดย่อ:
ติดต่อหน่วยเจ้าของ (N/A)
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Abstract
Title : 4
th Generation Warfare, Emerging Contours of 5 th
Generation Warfare and Its Political – Military Dimensions
Field : Strategy
Name: Colonel Muhammad Shafique Course : NDC Class : 62
United States’ military scholars William Lind with Colonel
Keith Nightengale and few others introduced the concept of Generations of
Modern Warfare in 1989. Till date, five generations of warfare have been
identified and propagated by military thinkers, historians and academicians
throughout the world. The latest generation coined and discussed by
the military thinkers is the 5th Generation warfare (5GW) though few
have even gone further to explore tenants of yet another type of warfare
i e “Hybrid Warfare”.
The scholars and military thinkers believe that “while the 4th
generation is still in practice, the 5th generation has shown its manifestation”
and is continuously evolving itself. The tactics of the 4th generation warfare
(4GW), according to William S. Lind, is a war between a country and
non-state actors. The shape can vary, ranging from the movement of
terrorists, drug cartels, the mafia gang, transnational crime syndicate,
rebels, etc. The 5th Generation Warfare requires a different perspective
than the other generations and forms of warfare. No commonly accepted
definition exists for 5GW. Some see 5GW as a decentralized form of
warfare being a long term and complex warfare. On the other hand few
suggest that it is a military strategy that is product of new technologies
like nanotechnology, coupled with an indirect political approach. These ii
two kinds of threats have multi-faceted dimensions and the security
arrangements against them will have to undergo immense changes.
Comprehensive national strategy is required to be formulated
while taking into account all elements of national power. Modern armies
of the world would be required to adopt all encompassing approach by
incorporating changes in military strategy both at tactical and operational
level to counter both 4GW and 5GW.
