Information Operations Matters Best Practices / Leigh Armistead.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Armistead, Leigh, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Network-centric operations (Military science)--United States.

Network-centric operations (Military science).

Information warfare--United States.

Information warfare.

United States--Military policy.

United States.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (166 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2016

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A new approach to U.S. information operations

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; CHAPTER 1: Understanding the Problem; Information Operations; Emerging IO Theory; The day-to-day reality of how IO is conducted by the United States; The relevance of IO in the broader strategic theory; CHAPTER 2: A Theoretical Review of Information Operations in the United States; Theoretical Constructs; International Relations Theories-How they compare to IO; Liberalism; Realism; Alternate International Relations Theories; Definitions of Power, Information, and IO; Changing Views of Power; Soft Power; Power and the Information Age

CHAPTER 3: The Development of IOThe Role of Information in Warfare; The Role of Information in Government Organizations; Understanding Information Operations; IO Development in the United States; Historical IO Case Studies; From Hiroshima to the Berlin Wall-The Cold War Era; The Revolution in Military Affairs and the Global War on Terrorism; Translating Power into Outcomes-Kosovo (1999); CHAPTER 4: Recent Changes to IO; Policy Changes: The Information Operations Roadmap; Critical Infrastructure Protection; Computer Network Defense

Defensive IO Policy that led to the creation of the Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. IO Policy: Problems and Successes; U.S. Critical Infrastructure Protection Policies prior to 9/11; PDD-68, "International Public Information"; IO Organizational Changes in the U.S. government; U.S. Critical Infrastructure Protection Policies after 9/11; The Effects of 9/11 on IO Organizations; Summary; CHAPTER 5: IO Applicability to Theory and Practice; Why does IO matter?; Why is there no overall strategic theory in the United States for IO?; Does military doctrine equal IO strategic theory?

Why is the State Department not issuing strategic guidance?Is Information Operations the best term?; Problems with the use of IO as a term; The need for taxonomy; Why is the top-down approach to IO not working in the U.S. government?; Is the Revolution in Military Affairs / Diplomatic Affairs an answer?; Why is the State Department failing in its public diplomacy role?; Why is there no rhyme or reason to the IO training and education curricula?; Can lessons be learned from the information assurance community?

Issues that still exist with developing commonality with respect to the IO training and education situationCHAPTER 6: Key Findings in This Book; Suggestions for Improvement Based on the Soft System Methodology and Literature Review; A Plan to Develop an Overarching IO Theory; A Model to Establish a Taxonomy and Set of Definitions for IO; An Analysis of which Approaches and Processes Work Best to Support IO; Develop an International Standards Effort with Respect to IO Training and Education; Areas for Future Research; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p.119-143) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-59797-659-8

OCLC:

755571805