Network Asymmetry in the Conflicts of the New Millennium – Introduction, Interpretation, Application, Evaluation

Abstract

The paper has a threefold objective. On the one hand, related to the approach of our research work, we outline a conceptual framework that is considered suitable for the introduction and interpretation of the examined problem. Within this framework, network-centered warfare, and above all, the netwar is the focus of the review. On the other hand, we set the goal of developing the operational dimensions of the research, during which we introduce the concept of network asymmetry as applied in the context of the investigation, distinguish some of its aspects, and discuss their relationship with each other. In the third part, the practical manifestation of the conceptually and operationally outlined phenomenon is examined and its empirical application possibilities through two case studies. At the end of the study, we reflect on our assumptions about the basic idea based on the lessons learned from the examples of cooperative terrorist attacks and state-sponsored cyber operations.