Shaping the War of Ideas in the Post-Iraq Era

Abstract

"Weapons can kill people -- fatwas can kill the ideology that motivates people." The current struggle between the world and Muslim extremists consists of two battlefields: the physical and the ideological. While kinetic actions on the physical battlefield remain relevant, only through ideological warfare will the decisive battle be won. The cornerstone to waging ideological warfare is Information Operations (IO). However, current IO efforts are not aligned to properly exploit the current operating environment. To respond to an emerging shift in Muslim perceptions and ideologies in the postwar-Iraq era, U.S. strategic information operations must evolve in terms of themes and dissemination methods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 20, 2009
Accession Number
ADA511259

Entities

People

  • K. D. Dooley

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Battlefields
  • Combat Areas
  • Counterterrorism
  • Environment
  • Human Population
  • Information Operations
  • Marine Corps
  • Middle East
  • Military Organizations
  • Psychological Warfare
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Violence
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies