U.S. Military Information Operations in Afghanistan: Effectiveness of Psychological Operations 2001-2010

Abstract

The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), which has long recognized the importance of influencing the civilian population in a counterinsurgency (COIN) environment, asked the R AND National Defense Research Institute to evaluate the effectiveness of U.S. military (USMIL) information operations (IO) and psychological operations (PSYOP) in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2010 based on how well messages and themes are tailored to target audiences. This monograph responds to that request. It should be emphasized that this report does not cover the significant changes in IO and PSYOP definitions, doctrine, orga- nization, and implementation in the field that have taken place since 2010. When the text refers to the present, or the current situation, it generally means 2010.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA560709

Entities

People

  • Arturo Munoz

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Information Operations
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychological Operations
  • Terrorists
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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