DIME Elements of Jihad

Abstract

While Americans are acutely aware of the dangers to our fighting troops from radical Islamists in Afghanistan and Iraq, they rarely comprehend and even deny the possibility of an Islamic threat to our democratic way of life here in America by any method other than a violent terrorist attack like the one that changed our lives forever on September 11, 2001. As over nine years of protracted war with thousands dead and injured in two Muslim countries indicate, the enemy is adaptive, politically astute, and a savvy communicator. What he lacks in technological brilliance, he makes up for in patience, determination, and numerous methodologies for attacking America by employing methods other than military or violent jihad. Within the military and diplomatic national security lexicon, the DIME instrument of power tool (IOP) is used as a construct to analyze any enemy s strengths and weaknesses. DIME stands for diplomatic, informational, military, and economic, and refers to systems. In this paper I will use the DIME instruments of power to show how jihad is being conducted against America.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 22, 2010
Accession Number
ADA553162

Entities

People

  • Shirley J. Lancaster

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Economic Systems
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Instructors
  • International Relations
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Security
  • Societies
  • Students
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design