Trust And Influence: A Case Study In Kenya
Abstract
The significance of military partnerships and diplomatic relationships between the United States and its allies remains paramount as our focus shifts from counter-terrorism to competition among great powers. The trust between the U.S. and its partners, as well as its own trustworthiness and influence, remains critical to military engagements, operations, and exercises. The understanding of trust, trustworthiness, and their influence can be better determined and focused through the application of social network analysis (SNA). This thesis explores those concepts and then applies SNA to a case study of the U.S. and Chinese relationships with Kenya in an effort to illustrate how SNA can be applied to visualize and analyze networks for information-operations planning and policy implementation. This thesis employs SNA to analyze the case study of Kenya and propose how this can then be used to focus efforts to grow trust in certain relationships, or enhance the U.S.s trustworthiness, to maximize influence or mitigate Chinas influence.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1114660
Entities
People
- Kimberly J. Batts-millaudon
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School