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Information Operations Matters : Best Practices /
A new approach to U.S. information operations.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Potomac Books,
2010.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Introduction; CHAPTER 1: Understanding the Problem; Information Operations; Emerging IO Theory; The day-to-day reality of how IO is conducted by the United States; The relevance of IO in the broader strategic theory; CHAPTER 2: A Theoretical Review of Information Operations in the United States; Theoretical Constructs; International Relations Theories-How they compare to IO; Liberalism; Realism; Alternate International Relations Theories; Definitions of Power, Information, and IO; Changing Views of Power; Soft Power; Power and the Information Age.
- CHAPTER 3: The Development of IOThe Role of Information in Warfare; The Role of Information in Government Organizations; Understanding Information Operations; IO Development in the United States; Historical IO Case Studies; From Hiroshima to the Berlin Wall-The Cold War Era; The Revolution in Military Affairs and the Global War on Terrorism; Translating Power into Outcomes-Kosovo (1999); CHAPTER 4: Recent Changes to IO; Policy Changes: The Information Operations Roadmap; Critical Infrastructure Protection; Computer Network Defense.
- Defensive IO Policy that led to the creation of the Department of Homeland SecurityU. S. IO Policy: Problems and Successes; U.S. Critical Infrastructure Protection Policies prior to 9/11; PDD-68, "International Public Information"; IO Organizational Changes in the U.S. government; U.S. Critical Infrastructure Protection Policies after 9/11; The Effects of 9/11 on IO Organizations; Summary; CHAPTER 5: IO Applicability to Theory and Practice; Why does IO matter?; Why is there no overall strategic theory in the United States for IO?; Does military doctrine equal IO strategic theory?
- Why is the State Department not issuing strategic guidance?Is Information Operations the best term?; Problems with the use of IO as a term; The need for taxonomy; Why is the top-down approach to IO not working in the U.S. government?; Is the Revolution in Military Affairs / Diplomatic Affairs an answer?; Why is the State Department failing in its public diplomacy role?; Why is there no rhyme or reason to the IO training and education curricula?; Can lessons be learned from the information assurance community?
- Issues that still exist with developing commonality with respect to the IO training and education situationCHAPTER 6: Key Findings in This Book; Suggestions for Improvement Based on the Soft System Methodology and Literature Review; A Plan to Develop an Overarching IO Theory; A Model to Establish a Taxonomy and Set of Definitions for IO; An Analysis of which Approaches and Processes Work Best to Support IO; Develop an International Standards Effort with Respect to IO Training and Education; Areas for Future Research; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O.