Fifth Generation Warfare

Dominating the Human Domain

Armin Krishnan (East Carolina University, USA)

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English

Routledge
11 March 2024

Peace studies & conflict resolution; Military history; International relations; Defence strategy, planning & research

Series: Routledge Studies in Conflict, Security and Technology

This book outlines the concept of Fifth Generation Warfare (5GW) and demonstrates its relevance for understanding contemporary conflicts.

Non-kinetic modes of attack and war waged by groups or non-state actors at the societal level has been termed 5GW. This book discusses the theory of generational warfare and explores the key ideas of 5GW, such as secrecy, the manipulation of proxies, the manipulation of identity and culture (including disinformation and big data), and the use of psychological warfare. These techniques are used to achieve strategic objectives, such as inducing desired behaviour and controlling human terrain, without resorting to overt war or overt violence. The text expands the debate on 5GW by exploring emerging technologies and how they could be used for maliciously shaping human society and even for maliciously changing the genetic makeup of a population for the purpose of unprecedented social control. The work closes with comments on the possibility of a Sixth Generation of Warfare, which targets technical systems to possibly collapse a society through strategic sabotage. Overall, the book demonstrates the relevance of 5GW for understanding contemporary conflicts, from the Arab Spring to the war in Ukraine, in terms of the need for dominating the human domain.

This book will be of interest to students of security and technology, defence studies and International Relations.

By: Armin Krishnan (East Carolina University USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781032501192
ISBN 10: 1032501197
Series: Routledge Studies in Conflict, Security and Technology
Pages: 196
Publication Date: 11 March 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Fourth Generation Warfare 2. Beyond the Fourth Generation 3. The Counterinsurgency Paradigm in 5GW 4. Cultural and Cognitive Warfare 5. Nano-Info-Bio-Cogno Technologies 6. Towards the Sixth Generation of Warfare Conclusion

Armin Krishnan is an Associate Professor and Director of Security Studies at East Carolina University, USA, where he teaches U.S. foreign policy, international security, and intelligence studies. He is the author of several books, including Military Neuroscience and the Coming Age of Neurowarfare (2016).