Preface: a gap to fill
A paradigm shift in warfare
Intrastate conflict: the new security challenge
A new paradigm of war: generations in warfare and wars amongst the people
Roots of the paradigm shift: social, political, and economic developments
The cases
Rhodesia, 1962-1980: tactical success, operational, strategic, and political failure
Punjab, 1980-1994: a counterinsurgency model for europe
Kosovo, 1996-1999: a spectacular success of asymmetric warfare
France, 2005: the first act of a religious and ethnic insurgency
Preparing for future conflict
The nature of the challenge: general characteristics of asymmetric conflicts
Hungary, 2012 and after: preparations to meet the challenge
Conclusion: the price of failure.