Culture Warfare: A War Against Culture

Abstract

The evolution of war and warfare types has transcended all cultures and nations alike. Through this strategic research paper I will shed some light on how a few of these cultures see the enemy (The evil United States) through their lenses. I will address how war has evolved to its current form and the strategic level considerations to combat and defend against an enemy willing to go to any lengths to destroy and terrorize the infidels (again the US and her allies). We will explore various elements of national power that the U.S. should employ in an attempt to win the hearts, minds, and souls of cultures that view the United States as a threat to their existence. A challenging and enormous task for strategic leaders will be shifting their thought process from warfare which state-on-state armies engage in battle to a type of warfare against non-state actors that is heavily influenced by cultural identities. This non-traditional evolution of warfare is the challenge faced today in our current conflicts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 16, 2011
Accession Number
ADA547314

Entities

People

  • William C. Richardson

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Center Of Gravity
  • Civil War
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Insurgency
  • Military History
  • National Security
  • Societies
  • Students
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.