Crossing the Last Three Feet: Organizational Integration of State Department Public Diplomacy and Psychological Operations Overseas

Abstract

The influence effort is one of the key parts of success in the Global War on Terrorism. The US government must do everything possible to be effective in winning the war of ideas. This monograph will explore the efficacy of assigning a US military psychological operations officer to work in the Public Diplomacy section of select embassies to facilitate the Global War on Terrorism. It will address the responsibilities and capabilities of the Department of State in executing influence for the US government overseas and show how the addition of this officer will offset the resource shortfalls of State Public Diplomacy. In addition to highlighting the benefits to State, it will also show the benefits to the Department of Defense. Lastly, it will present considerations for implementation of this proposal including recommendations for grade and seniority of the officer, specific unit of assignment, and pre-assignment training and education.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 24, 2007
Accession Number
ADA470876

Entities

People

  • Dale M. Russell

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Interagency Coordination
  • International Relations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Psychological Operations
  • Public Diplomacy
  • Terrorism
  • Training
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • United States Strategic Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.