Contours of Conflict in the 21st Century

CHINESE LANGUAGE PERSPECTIVES: TRADITIONALIST AND MODERNSumming up, the main take-aways from the Chinese language domain arethe following:• States will play a key role in future conflict and are generallyconsidered to continue to be the most important actors;• Physical degradation, obtaining resources and occupying territories areexpected to feature as most important aims;• Typically, future conflicts are believed to unfold in traditional – andmodern domains;• Despite the salience of traditional and modern domains, future primarymeans that will be employed run the entire gamut, with specialemphasis on instruments in the cyber/electronic/ psychological/information realm;• Globalization, international institutions, strategic orientation and publicinvolvement are considered to play a major role in shaping the nature offuture conflict.60Contours of Conflict in the 21 st Century