Public Affairs Capacity Building: A Soft Tool for Combatant Commanders

Abstract

Public affairs capacity building is a valuable soft component of the Combatant Commander's Theater Campaign Plan that builds habitual relationships, fosters transparency, and enhances the ability to shape the AOR. A network of powerful public communication nodes enhances the collective ability of regional militaries to coordinate the best approaches to communicating publicly to various audiences in peace or crisis. This paper examines the soft power application of public affairs capacity building, and the resultant cultivation of a public affairs social network through the lens of social network theory (nodes and ties), then extending that network's value to broader multinational relationships and peer to peer relationships with U.S. Governmental agencies in the region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 2008
Accession Number
ADA494382

Entities

People

  • Jason P. Salata

Organizations

  • Naval War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Electronic Mail
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Network Science
  • New York
  • Social Networking Services
  • Social Networks
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Pacific Command
  • War Colleges

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  • Computer Networking
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design