Brave New War: The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization
"For my money, John Robb, a former Air Force officer and tech guru, is the futurists' futurist." —Slate

The counterterrorism expert John Robb reveals how the same technology that has enabled globalization also allows terrorists and criminals to join forces against larger adversaries with relative ease and to carry out small, inexpensive actions—like sabotaging an oil pipeline—that generate a huge return. He shows how combating the shutdown of the world's oil, high-tech, and financial markets could cost us the thing we've come to value the most—worldwide economic and cultural integration—and what we must do now to safeguard against this new method of warfare.

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Brave New War: The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization
"For my money, John Robb, a former Air Force officer and tech guru, is the futurists' futurist." —Slate

The counterterrorism expert John Robb reveals how the same technology that has enabled globalization also allows terrorists and criminals to join forces against larger adversaries with relative ease and to carry out small, inexpensive actions—like sabotaging an oil pipeline—that generate a huge return. He shows how combating the shutdown of the world's oil, high-tech, and financial markets could cost us the thing we've come to value the most—worldwide economic and cultural integration—and what we must do now to safeguard against this new method of warfare.

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Brave New War: The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization

Brave New War: The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization

by John Robb
Brave New War: The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization

Brave New War: The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization

by John Robb

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"For my money, John Robb, a former Air Force officer and tech guru, is the futurists' futurist." —Slate

The counterterrorism expert John Robb reveals how the same technology that has enabled globalization also allows terrorists and criminals to join forces against larger adversaries with relative ease and to carry out small, inexpensive actions—like sabotaging an oil pipeline—that generate a huge return. He shows how combating the shutdown of the world's oil, high-tech, and financial markets could cost us the thing we've come to value the most—worldwide economic and cultural integration—and what we must do now to safeguard against this new method of warfare.


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ISBN-13: 9780470261958
Publisher: TURNER PUB CO
Publication date: 04/01/2008
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

John Robb, a former U.S. counterterrorism operation commander and high-tech entrepreneur who now advises corporations, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the National Intelligence Council on the future intersection of terrorism, infrastructure, and markets. He is a graduate of Yale Universityand the Air Force Academy. His writings on war have appeared in the New York Times and Fast Company.

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Table of Contents

Foreword by James Fallows.

Preface.

Part I: THE FUTURE OF WAR IS NOW.

1 The Superempowered Competition.

2 Disorder on the Doorstep.

3 A New Strategic Weapon.

Part II: GLOBAL GUERRILLAS.

4 The Long Tail of Warfare Emerges.

5 Systems Disruption.

6 Open-Source Warfare.

Part III: HOW GLOBALIZATION WILL PUT AN END TO GLOBALIZATION.

7 Guerrilla Entrepreneurs.

8 Rethinking Security.

9 A Brittle Security Breakdown.

Notes.

Further Reading.

Index.

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