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The Zapatista Movement: An Insurgency Becomes a Social Netwar
From: RAND
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David F. RonfeldtJohn ArquillaGraham E. FullerMelissa Fuller |
EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION |
In 1994, the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) mounted an insurrection against the Mexican government. As RAND researchers David Ronfeldt, John Arquilla, Graham E. Fuller and Melissa Fuller indicate, the Zapatista movement was unconventional in its methods and demands. Despite counterattacks by the Mexican government, the EZLN, from its base in Chiapas, used the media to its advantage and quickly engaged a network of supporters and friendly non-governmental organizations (NGOs) within Mexico and around the world. For these and other reasons, this insurrection is thus sometimes characterized as the first postmodern terrorist movement, which the authors argue represents a new mode of conflict--the "netwar." |
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This excerpt from The Zapatista Social Netwar in Mexico provides an introduction to the Zapatista insurrection and its characteristics. |
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