Combating Ideological Support for Terrorism

Abstract

For nearly eight years, the United States has struggled with the important task of sending a clear message that will resonate with the worldwide Muslim population and gain their support in combating the ideological support for terrorist organizations such as Al Qaeda. In order to improve the execution of this vital information campaign, the United States should leverage its inherent diversity in formulating the message, making the sender more appealing to the target audience by emphasizing similarities and improving the chances to discredit the ideology and message of Al Qaeda in the eyes of the worldwide Muslim population. To accomplish this difficult task, the United States government must first make significant improvements in the construction of the message.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2009
Accession Number
AD1018432

Entities

People

  • Scott W. Anderson

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Christianity
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • National Security
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Universities

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design