158: War Takes Place in the Fringes

In the mind of Clausewitz wars had a beginning and and end, or at least they should. But when we look at the ways peoples have waged war against each other, the timelines more often reveal a long fringe on either end of the conflict. These blurry edges may manifest on a timeline, as well as in the use of irregulars to wage unlimited warfare.

In today's culture war, as it is described, the fighters are not only non-state actors, but informants, ideologues, and activists who utilize insurgent-like activity to sow disruption in a population. With the globalization of media and the internet, we in the west are starting to see this happen more and more. The question remains: what do we do about it?