U.S. military information operations in Afghanistan : effectiveness of psychological operations 2001-2010 /
The U.S. Marine Corps, which has long recognized the importance of influencing the civilian population in a counterinsurgency (COIN) environment, asked the RAND National Defense Research Institute to evaluate the effectiveness of U.S. military (USMIL) information operations (IO) and psychological op...
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| Language: | English |
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Santa Monica, CA :
RAND,
2012.
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| Series: | Rand Corporation monograph series ;
MG1060. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : definition and objectives of psychological operations in Afghanistan
- Methodology for assessing the effectiveness of U.S. military psychological operations
- Main themes and messages and their effectiveness
- A review of the means of dissemination in psychological operations
- Effectiveness in countering Taliban propaganda
- Organizational problems affecting information operations and psychological operations
- New initiatives being implemented to improve psychological operations
- Recommendations for improving the effectiveness of psychological operations.