The modern means of communication have turned the world into an
information fishbowl and, in terms of foreign policy and national
security in post-Cold War power politics, helped transform
international power politics. Information operations (IO), in which
time zones are as important as national boundaries, is the use of
modern technology to deliver critical information and influential
content in an effort to shape perceptions, manage opinions, and
control behavior. Contemporary IO differs from traditional
psychological operations practiced by nation-states, because the
availability of low-cost high technology permits nongovernmental
organizations and rogue elements, such as terrorist groups, to
deliver influential content of their own as well as facilitates
damaging cyber-attacks ("hactivism") on computer networks and
infrastructure. As current vice president Dick Cheney once said,
such technology has turned third-class powers into first-class
threats. Conceived as a textbook by instructors at the Joint
Command, Control, and Information Warfare School of the U.S. Joint
Forces Staff College and involving IO experts from several
countries, this book fills an important gap in the literature by
analyzing under one cover the military, technological, and
psychological aspects of information operations. The general reader
will appreciate the examples taken from recent history that reflect
the impact of IO on U.S. foreign policy, military operations, and
government organization.
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