Social Network Analysis for National Security

Abstract

"COIN operations require assessing the political and social architecture of the operational environment, from both friendly and enemy perspectives. SNA can help commanders understand how an insurgent organization operates. Insurgent networks often do not behave like normal social networks. However, SNA can help commanders determine what kind of social network an insurgent organization is. That knowledge helps commanders understand what the network looks like, how it is connected, and how to best defeat it."

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA515983

Entities

People

  • Michael Last

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environment
  • Information Operations
  • Insurgency
  • Intelligence Analysts
  • Joint Military Activities
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Social Networks
  • Statistics

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.