Information Operations and Counter-Propaganda: Making a Weapon of Public Affairs.

Abstract

The U.S. military operates in a global information environment and is subject to propaganda influence from both domestic and foreign media. Access to information and disinformantion can now influence attitudes and behavior from the battlefield to the far reaches of the world. Biased information can readily undermine the will of the American people and the American soldier to Support military operations. This study examines the role of Public Affairs in information operations. It identifies the need for Public Affairs to change the objectives of its Public Information function. It concludes with recommendations for Military Public Affairs to engage in defined counter-propaganda activity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 17, 1999
Accession Number
ADA363892

Entities

People

  • W. C. Garrison

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Instructors
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • New York
  • Political Systems
  • Propaganda
  • Psychological Operations
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • Universities
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Strategic Security Studies