Comprehensive U.S. Government Strategic Communication Policy: The Way Forward

Abstract

Strategic communication policy directly affects U.S. national interests. The United States is doing a poor job of promoting its messages around the world. Global opinion polls have shown a sharp drop in support for the United States over the past eight years, and many attribute that drop to the governments lack of ability to communicate strategically. The United States' strategic communication failure has cost the country friends and allies, and it also hurts the country's ability to carry out its Overseas Contingency Operations missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. This paper examines strategic communication in past and current U.S. foreign policy. It applies lessons learned from the case study of U.S. strategic communication efforts during World War II to the current operating environment. The paper concludes with a list of recommendations for the future of U.S. government strategic communication policy, along with several proposals for future research.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 12, 2009
Accession Number
ADA501972

Entities

People

  • Carla Mudgett

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Psychological Operations
  • Second World War
  • Social Media
  • Social Networking Services
  • Strategic Communications
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies