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The authors examine the utility of the U.S. Government's
whole-of-government (WoG) approach for responding to the
challenging security demands of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
They specifically discuss the strategic objectives of interagency
cooperation particularly in the areas of peacebuilding and conflict
management. Discussions range from the conceptual to the practical,
with a focus on the challenges and desirability of interagency
cooperation in international interventions. The book shares
experiences and expertise on the need for and the future of an
American grand strategy in an era characterized by increasingly
complex security challenges and shrinking budgets. All authors
agree that taking the status quo for granted is a major obstacle to
developing a successful grand strategy and that government,
military, international and nongovernmental organizations, and the
private sector are all called upon to contribute their best talents
and efforts to joint global peace and security activities. Included
are viewpoints from academia, the military, government agencies,
nongovernmental organizations, and industry. Despite the broad
range of viewpoints, a number of overarching themes and tentative
agreements emerged.
During a decade of global counterterrorism operations and two
extended counterinsurgency campaigns, the United States was
confronted with a new kind of adversary. Without uniforms, flags,
and formations, the task of identifying and targeting these
combatants represented an unprecedented operational challenge. The
existing, Cold War-era doctrinal methods were largely unsuited to
the cyber-warfare and terrorism that have evolved today. Rise of
iWar examines the doctrinal, technical, and bureaucratic
innovations that evolved in response to these new operational
challenges. It discusses the transition from a conventionally
focused, Cold War-era military approach to one optimized for the
internet age, focused on combating insurgency networks and
conducting identity-based targeting. It also analyzes the policy
decisions and strategic choices that caused these changes. This
study concludes with an in-depth examination of emerging
technologies that are likely to shape how this mode of warfare will
be waged in the future, and provides recommendations for how the US
military should continue to adapt to be combat its foes in the
digital age.
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