1st Edition

Information Strategy and Warfare A Guide to Theory and Practice

Edited By John Arquilla, Douglas A. Borer Copyright 2007
    268 Pages
    by Routledge

    264 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.

    Introduction: The Rise of Information StrategyPart 1: Confronting Terror and Insurgency 1. The War of Ideas and the Idea of War2. Thinking about Al Qaeda as a Global Tribe3. Influence Strategies in Iraq and Beyond4. Muslim Insurgencies and the Future of IraqPart 2: Improving Information Strategy 5. Public Diplomacy6. Strategic Assessment and Information Warfare7. Rebuilding a Capacity for Deception: The '1% Solution'8. The Trouble with Psychological Operations9. Conclusion

    Biography

    John Arquilla, Douglas A. Borer