Influence Operations in Afghanistan

Abstract

American and NATO forces are now engaged in what can be described as Influence Operations in Afghanistan. This paper demonstrates that in order to be effective, these Influence Operations must be tailored for each individual province and uniquely focused to account for how ethnic composition, geography, economic and agricultural factors affect the thoughts, actions and behavior of the population in each province.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 06, 2006
Accession Number
ADA463268

Entities

People

  • Ed Fernandez

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Families (Human)
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Human Population
  • Information Operations
  • Military Operations
  • National Governments
  • Nato Forces
  • New York
  • Psychological Operations
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design