Posted by: purpleslog | May 8, 2008

Question: Is the correct name for this category “Influence Warfare?”

Is Influence Warfare the correct name for the category that includes the following?

- Strategic Communications

- Public Diplomacy

- Public Affairs

- Psyops/Morale Operations

- White Propaganda

- Black Propaganda

- Political Warfare

- Covert Action to turn (and run) an individual into an agent-in-place or agent-of-influence

- Deception

- Disinformation

- Memetic Engineering

- Positioning

- Brand Management

- FUD

Note:

- I know there is overlap.
- I assume there is a counter-X to each of the above that is part of influence warfare.
- I do not include the technical actions of co-opting information and communication technology.

Am I missing anything?

Should I use a different name?

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Posted in 4GW, InforWar and InfoPeace, National Security

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Responses

Strategic Communications, Public Diplomacy, Public Affairs, PSYOP and Brand Management all fit nicely under Perception Management.

Morale Operations, White Propaganda, Black Propaganda, Disinformation and FUD are PSYOP.

Deception, or MILDEC, is an Information Operation, as are EW, PSYOP, OPSEC and CNO.

Everything you listed could be part of a political warfare campaign.

Not sure where to list Covert Action, Positioning and Memetic Engineering.

By: Cannoneer No. 4 on May 10, 2008
at 6:06 pm

Positioning and memetic engineering would be under Perception Management I think.

I didn’t include EW or OPSEC or any techie types things.

I guess I don’t include all covert action, just that to set-up an agent-of-influence or an agent-ion-place. So, maybe that is perception management too.

By: purpleslog on May 10, 2008
at 6:17 pm

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