Social Media Warfare, a New Cost-Imposition Strategy for Great Power Competition through Education and Collaboration
Abstract
This paper will introduce two enhanced concepts for coping with the changing character of information warfare, and examines several modern case studies involving both positive and negative uses of social media. By imposing an ever-increasing cost on our adversaries to manipulate and control their nations internet infrastructure, the U.S. can be on the winning end of a cost-based competitive strategy. Americas first amendment creates an asymmetric opportunity for autocratic regimes like Russia, wishing to disrupt and dismantle western democracies through information warfare. However, the cost to maintain internet sovereignty is a heavy financial burden that should be exploited by America and its allies through interagency collaboration and higher education.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 10, 2019
- Accession Number
- AD1177326
Entities
People
- Benjamin M. Mulloy
Organizations
- Marine Corps University