Information Strategy and Warfare

<p>This volume develops information strategy as a construct equal in importance to military strategy as an influential tool of statecraft.</p><p>John Arquilla and Douglas A. Borer explore three principal themes:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>the rise of the ‘information domain’ and information strategy as an equal partner alongside traditional military strategy</li> <p> </p> <li>the need to consider the organizational implications of information strategy</li> <p> </p> <li>the realm of what has been called ‘information operations’ (IO) - the building blocks of information strategy - has been too narrowly depicted and must be both broadened and deepened. </li> </ul><p><em>Information Strategy and Warfare</em> will be essential reading for students and practitioners of information strategy, as well as scholars of security studies and military strategy in general. </p> Introduction: The Rise of Information StrategyPart 1: Confronting Terror and Insurgency 1. The War of Ideas and the Idea of War2. Thinking about Al Qaeda as a Global Tribe3. Influence Strategies in Iraq and Beyond4. Muslim Insurgencies and the Future of IraqPart 2: Improving Information Strategy 5. Public Diplomacy6. Strategic Assessment and Information Warfare7. Rebuilding a Capacity for Deception: The '1% Solution'8. The Trouble with Psychological Operations9. Conclusion