This volume develops information strategy as a construct equal in importance to military strategy as an influential tool of statecraft. John Arquilla and Douglas A. Borer explore three principal themes: the rise of the ‘information domain’ and information strategy as an equal partner alongside traditional military strategy the need to consider the organizational implications of information strategy the realm of what has been called ‘information operations’ (IO) - the building blocks of information strategy - has been too narrowly depicted and must be both broadened and deepened. Information Strategy and Warfare will be essential reading for students and practitioners of information strategy, as well as scholars of security studies and military strategy in general.
Author(s): John Arquilla, Douglas A. Borer
Edition: 1
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 265
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 6
Copyright......Page 7
Dedication......Page 8
Contents......Page 10
Tables......Page 12
Notes on contributors......Page 14
Introduction: Thinking about information strategy......Page 18
1 The rhetoric of terror: “War” as misplaced metaphor......Page 33
2 Al-Qaeda and its affiliates: A global tribe waging segmental warfare......Page 51
3 Winning hearts and minds: A social influence analysis......Page 73
4 Jihadi information strategy: Sources, opportunities, and vulnerabilities......Page 103
5 Reorganizing for public diplomacy......Page 130
6 The one percent solution: Costs and benefits of military deception......Page 144
7 Strategy and psychological operations......Page 177
8 Assessing the computer network operations threat of foreign countries......Page 204
9 Blogs and military information strategy......Page 228
Conclusion: Why is information strategy difficult?......Page 250
Index......Page 258
