Political Science 4403F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Asymmetric Warfare, Hybrid Warfare, Guerrilla Warfare
30 Jan 2020
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The enemy the enemy represents those aspects of ourselves we are in doubt about. A collective defines itself by sharing a common enemy, the enemy thus shapes community as much as it delineates personal identity. Zones of peace turn into zones of warfare. Military logic demilitarizes things; don"t turn to non-military means. All we can do it kill the enemy; gives them the authority to do what they want. Forensics": a new regime of traceability; linked to the grand dream of a cybernetically controlled friction-free society. The human as trace maker": a being defined by inscription surfaces, recording devices, and storage facilities able to capture far more of its signs and traces than it is willing to divulge. Paul watzlawick"s famous dictum one cannot not communicate : based on the internalization of media-technological capabilities. Emerging biometric regimes are part of digital traceability. Hybrid warfare exploits soft power through biometrics.
