Seeking Symmetry in Fourth Generation Warfare: Information Operations in the War of Ideas

URL: <seeking-symmetry.info>

Published proceedings:

K. A. Taipale, Seeking Symmetry in Fourth Generation Warfare: Information Operations in the War of Ideas, in Challenges in the Struggle Against Violent Extremism: Winning the War of Ideas (INSCT-Bantle, forthcoming 2008).

Other related material:

K. A. Taipale, "Deconstructing Information Warfare," presented to the Committee on Policy Consequences and Legal/Ethical Implications of Offensive Information Warfare, The National Academies, Washington, DC (Oct. 30, 2006) [download presentation slides] (240 KB PDF)

K. A. Taipale, "Information as Warfare: Disrupting Terrorist Networks" presented at the Yale Information Society Project, "Global Flow of Information" Conference, Yale Law School (Apr. 1-3, 2005). [abstract]

Other publications.

Related reference material:

National Security Council Strategy:

National Strategy for Combating Terrorism (2006)
National Security Strategy of the United States (2006)
9/11 Five Years Later: Successes and Challenges (2006)

Information Doctrine:

Information Operations Roadmap (DOD 2003) (HTML) Information Operations (JP 3-13 2006) (JEL)
Joint Doctrine for Electronic Warfare (JP 3-51) (2003)
Joint Doctrine for PSYOPS (JP 3-53 2003) (JEL)
Joint Doctrine for Public Affairs (JP 3-61 2005) (JEL)
Joint Doctrine for Civil Affairs (JP 3-57.1 2003) (JEL)
Joint Doctrine for Military Deception (JP 3-13.4) (2006)
Quadrennial Defense Review (2006) (QDR)

DoD S-3600.1, Information Operations (IO) (1996)
DoD 5240.1-R, Procedures Governing the Activities of DOD Intelligence Components that Affect United
States Persons (1982)
DoD 8500.1, Information Assurance (2002)
DoD O-8530.1, Computer Network Defense (CND) (2001)
CJCS 3210.01A, Joint Information Operations Policy (1998)
CJCS 6510.01D, Information Assurance (IA) and Computer Network Defense (CND) (2004)

USAF Policy Doc. 10-7 Information Operations (2006)

Fourth Generation Warfare:

William S. Lind, et al., The Changing Face of War: Into the Fourth Generation, The Marine Corps Gazette (Oct. 1989)

Maj. Gen. G.A. Berezkin, et al. Lessons From the War in Iraq, Military Thought (May 2003)

Unrestricted Warfare, by Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui (Beijing: PLA Lit. and Arts. Publ. House, 1999)

Donald H. Rumsfeld, Speech to the Council on Foreign Relations (Feb. 17, 2006)

Counterinsurgency Doctrine:

Small Wars Manual (SWM) (Marine Corps, USN 1940)
Military Operations Other that War (MOOTW) (JP 3-07 1995) (JEL)
Joint Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Foreign Internal Defense (FID) (JP 3-07.1 1996, 2004) (JEL)
Counterinsurgency Operations (FMI 3-07.22 2004)
U.S. Army Special Operations Forces Field Manual (FM 3-05 Sep. 20, 2006)
"Counterinsurgency," U.S. Army Field Manual 3-24, December 15, 2006 (12.9 MB PDF)

Iraqi Insurgency:

Electronic Propaganda of the Iraqi Insurgency (NCCI 2005)
In Their Own Words: Reading the Iraqi Insurgency (ICG 2006)

Al Qa'ida:

Does Our CT Strategy Match the Threat? (Hoffman RAND 2005)
Harmony and Disharmony (CTC West Point 2006)
Stealing Al-Qa’ida’s Playbook (CTC West Point 2006)

Osama Bin Laden, Declaration of War against Americans Occupying the Land of the Two Holy Places (1996)

Osama Bin Laden, et al., Jihad Against the Jews and Crusaders, World Islamic Front Statement (1998).

A Military Guide to Terrorism in the 21st Century (TRACDOC, DCSINT, HB No. 1, Version 3.0, Aug. 2005)

Books:

Networks and Netwars (Arquilla & Ronfeldt 2001)
ISBN:0833030302

The Pentagon’s New Map (Thomas Barnett 2004)
ISBN:0399151753

Terror in the Name of God (Stern 2003)
ISBN:006050532X

Inside Terrorism (Hoffman 1999)
ISBN:0231114680

Understanding Terror Networks (Sageman 2004)
ISBN:0812238087

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