Communications and the National Security Strategy Process Under the Media Microscope: Air Strikes in Sudan

Abstract

In August 1998 the United States Commander in Chef ordered military operations against terrorist targets in Afghanistan and Sudan. Interagency coordination preceded the order and continued both during and after the bombs fell. The Interagency process also encompassed our government s communications strategy in the explosions' wake and subsequent interaction with domestic constituencies, international audiences, and the media. In this paper I will use the Sudanese air strike as a mini case study on the US government interagency process on a national security issue. While briefly reviewing the open-source pre-coordination process on an extremely close-hold military operation, I will focus on the government's complications strategy immediately after the strike. The paper concludes with some recommendations for a more effective interagency communications strategy to better advance US national interests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 14, 1998
Accession Number
ADA442744

Entities

People

  • Barbara J. Faulkenberry

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Strikes
  • Case Studies
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Department Of State
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Microscopes
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Public Administration
  • Security
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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