5GW Theory Timeline

Summary:

A consideration of the "next generation of analysts and collectors which must confront these challenges" arising with the advent of 5GW.

The view is circumspect as the author contemplates previous contemplation inspired by various others writing about fifth generation warfare:

Much of the body of this new theory of warfare relies not upon the things of technological innovation (although the toys are always easiest to point to when seeking out the novel), but rather the patterns of use and shifting of behaviors enabled by these introduced objects and capabilities. The skillsets required to piece together these behaviors and the exploitable weaknesses therein (particularly under the time and operational constraints found in the field), are often fundamentally different than those currently taught by the methodologists or the structured analysis proponents that currently dominate the community’s schoolhouses. We are seeking alternatives but thus far find few.