Byting back : regaining information superiority against 21st-century insurgents / / Martin C. Libicki ... [et al.] ; prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
U.S. counterinsurgency efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan have failed to exploit information power, which could be a U.S. advantage but instead is being used advantageously by insurgents. Because insurgency and counterinsurgency involve a battle for the allegiance of a population between a government a...
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| Superior document: | Rand counterinsurgency study. Paper ; v. 1 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Rand counterinsurgency study. Paper ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (194 p.) |
| Notes: | "RAND National Defense Research Institute." |
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| Summary: | U.S. counterinsurgency efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan have failed to exploit information power, which could be a U.S. advantage but instead is being used advantageously by insurgents. Because insurgency and counterinsurgency involve a battle for the allegiance of a population between a government and an armed opposition movement, the key to exploiting information power is to connect with and learn from the population itself, increasing the effectiveness of both the local government and the U.S. military and civilian services engaged in supporting it. Utilizing mostly available networking tech |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-159). |
| ISBN: | 1281181277 9786611181277 0833042882 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Martin C. Libicki ... [et al.] ; prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. |