Modern Political Warfare: Current Practices And Possible Responses

Abstract

The United States today faces a number of actors who employ a wide range of political, informational, military, and economic measures to influence, coerce, intimidate, or undermine U.S. interests or those of friends and allies. The objective of this study is to provide a clearer view of these adversarial measures short of conventional warfare and to derive implications and recommendations for the U.S. government and U.S. military. Toward this end, RAND conducted a yearlong examination of the historical and current practices that fall into this realm of conflict short of conventional war.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 19, 2018
Accession Number
AD1056197

Entities

People

  • Alireza Nader
  • Andrew Radin
  • Katya Migacheva
  • Linda Robinson
  • Madeline Magnuson
  • Raphael S. Cohen
  • Todd C. Helmus

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Interagency Coordination
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Online Communications
  • Personnel Management
  • Recreation
  • Social Media
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.