Four generations of warfare
The first two generations of modern war
Transition to third-generation warfare
Changes in society
Mao and the birth of fourth-generation war
The Vietnamese modification
The Sandanista refinement
The Intifada : civilians versus an army
The al-Aqsa Intifada
Al-Qaeda : a transnational enemy
Afghanistan : a tribal network
Iraq : high-tech versus fourth-generation
Technology : not a panacea
Characteristics of fourth-generation war
Where to from here?
Evaluating the threat
The future is flexibility.