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"I do not think it means what you think it means" : information power and deterrence / MAJ Kevin Piercy, USA.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Piercy, Kevin, author.
- Series:
- Wright flyer paper ; no. 92.
- Wright flyer paper, 2687-7260 ; no. 92
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Deterrence (Strategy).
- Propaganda, American.
- Information warfare--United States.
- Information warfare.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 23 pages).
- Other Title:
- Information power and deterrence
- Place of Publication:
- Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : Air University Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- "Could a state win a crisis without fighting? Under what conditions does a state's use of information power ease--or complicate--its ability to achieve its objectives in a crisis? The author answers these questions by offering a new definition of a state's information power: an interaction between data collection, data protection, and data transmission capabilities to influence a desired population. Based on this definition, this paper discusses how coordinated and synchronized use of words and actions can help a state reach its defensive compellence or immediate deterrence objectives. Case studies of the 1995-1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis and the 2014 Sino-Vietnamese Oil Rig Crisis underpin the research. The author proposes that to become more effective at using information power in deterrence, the US must learn from its mistakes and improve its data handling. Integrating data across the diplomatic, informational, and economic instruments of power--rather than relying solely on the military for deterrence actions--is an inherent requirement. If the US hopes to subdue its enemies without fighting, it must fundamentally update its approach to information power and deterrence."--Abstract.
- Contents:
- Information power
- Theory
- Hypotheses
- Methodology
- 1995-1996 Taiwan Strait crisis
- 2014 Sino-Vietnamese oil rig crisis
- Findings
- Policy implications.
- Notes:
- At head of title: Air University, Air Command and Staff College.
- "Accepted by Air University Press December 2022 and Published January 2023"--Page ii.
- In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 21-23).
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF file (Air University Press website, viewed on Apr. 11, 2023).
- OCLC:
- 1367863422
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