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CAIRO — Egyptian authorities are arranging youth seminars throughout the country to shed light on national security concepts and warn against fourth-generation warfare (4GW).
There are various definitions of 4GW. But, as described by Ahmed Minshawi, vice president for graduate studies and research at Assiut University in southern Egypt, fourth-generation warfare doesn't involve military machinery, but rather deploys false information and rumors to sow strife among citizens and weaken the country’s capabilities. It's the concept of destroying a country from within.
