Information Warfare and Its 18th and 19th Century Roots
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Authors
Bastian, Nathaniel D.
Issue Date
2019
Type
Journal articles
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Keywords
Technology , Joint Force operations
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Abstract
For Joint Force leaders to visualize and describe how the operational environment shapes the range of military operations, they must have a deep understanding of the capabilities comprising the multi-domain battlefield. The information environment, which Joint Publication (JP) 3-13 defines as the “aggregate of individuals, organizations, and systems that collect, process, disseminate, or act on information,” is intrinsically linked to the traditional land, air, maritime and space domains. Moreover, the rapid advancement and application of technologies has directly facilitated the use of information-related capabilities in Joint Force operations. The orchestrated use of these information activities, commonly known as “information operations”, aims to gain strategic and operational advantages in the information environment. These advantages are often gained through the manipulation of the information environment using information operations (IO), which, according to JP 3-13, are the “integrated employment, during military operations, of information-related capabilities in concert with other lines of operation to influence, disrupt, corrupt, or usurp the decision making of adversaries and potential adversaries while protecting our own.”
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Citation
Bastian, Nathaniel D. "Information Warfare and Its 18th and 19th Century Roots" Cyber Defense Review, 2019.
Publisher
Cyber Defense Review