The article aims to present the impact of new media (called media 2.0 / web 2.0) on contemporary armed conflicts. Thanks to research conducted on new media and communication activity of terrorist organisations and armed forces of USA and Israel the author can conclude, that no matter what kind of organisation it is, all of them are using new media and are good in it. Web 2.0 is used to spread propaganda, to mobilise followers or members of organisation, to recruite new jihadist or soldiers, to show „human face” of military organisations or to build and strenght connections between comand and subordinaters. But although the use of media 2.0 is so common and succesfull, the article present also challenges and risks connected with inapropriate exploitation of this technology.
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