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[[J. Michael Waller]] is currently the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Professor of International Communication at the [[Institute of World Politics]] in Washington, DC. He is also Vice President for Information Operations of the [[Center for Security Policy]].<ref>[http://jmw.typepad.com/about.html About], politicalwarfare.org, accessed 2 September 2009.</ref>
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'''J. Michael Waller''' is a spooky US academic and writer. He specializes in "innovation in the use of information, persuasion and psychological strategy as instruments of national security, military and trade policy, often in close cooperation with elected and appointed policymakers."<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmichaelwaller</ref><ref>https://jmichaelwaller.academia.edu/</ref>  
  
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His work concentrates on whoever the enemy of the day is, earlier in the [[CIA]]'s wars in [[Nicaragua]] and [[El Salvador]], then an alleged "sharia threat"<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rjKb_2dr2k</ref>, more recently against [[China]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrYeWdRr5MM</ref> and [[Russia]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-IKndw0NDQ</ref>
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*Blog [http://www.politicalwarfare.org/ PoliticalWarfare.org]
 
  
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==Notes==
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He was professor of International Communication at the [[Institute of World Politics]] in [[Washington]]. He is also connected to the [[Center for Security Policy]]<ref>[http://jmw.typepad.com/about.html About], politicalwarfare.org, accessed 2 September 2009.</ref><ref>https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmichaelwaller</ref>
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==Education==
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He received his military training as an insurgent with the [[contras]] in [[Nicaragua]]. For 13 years he was Professor of International Communication at the [[Institute of World Politics]] in Washington, D.C., where he designed and taught the world’s only graduate program on public diplomacy and [[political warfare]]. Waller has a Ph.D. in international security affairs from [[Boston University]].<ref name=sitebio/>
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==Activities==
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According to himself, he is a "specialist in [[propaganda]], [[political warfare]], [[psychological strategy]], [[subversion]], [[strategic communication]], has "involvement at all levels with planning and execution of political and [[psychological warfare campaigns]]", has experience as "designer of political and [[psychological campaigns]] for [[reputation management]] and [[litigation support]]". He is also an "architect of issues-based [[social media]] campaigns."<ref>https://jmichaelwaller.com/about-dr-waller/</ref>
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Waller was a member of the staff of the U.S. [[House of Representatives]] and the [[US Senate]], and has worked as a consultant to the [[US Information Agency]], the [[US Agency for International Development]], the [[US Army]], the [[Office of the Secretary of Defense]], and "other agencies".<ref name=amabio>https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001KI5V82/about</ref> He was on the Force on Central America, and an operator for members of the [[White House Active Group]].<ref name=italbio>https://www.strategicstudies.it/j-michael-wallerj-michael-waller/?lang=en</ref>
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His [[1991]] book on [[El Salvador]] claimed that "the [[FMLN]] is the most sophisticated guerrilla force in [[Latin American]] history. Raising millions of dollars, the FMLN relies on a well-oiled propaganda machine run by American supporters to pressure [[Congress]] to weaken the Salvadoran government. Utilizing [[front groups]], [[churches]], and public figures, the FMLN's private network has stymied policymakers in Washington and San Salvador."<ref>[ Amazon description The Third Current of Revolution https://www.amazon.com/Third-Current-Revolution-Michael-Waller/dp/0819182311?ref_=ast_author_dp&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.M_GGGKE9LNbqpHrZPEiqRAkj8zMcmG4g447t9inSqPEkWHtaOjnXTjN7m1UBB6MJcp3EP9T9P4iE6rzjDjdcy1X6-zRtILfSZbTKWnFPdBkh3JRcQxc3LkztnRsoxuiv9mNscuz83SYfO8oqztUOcQ.kx2v9p5dG3H1oFVPBssxX3SsCFCgRkbsltUXdO7ssuA&dib_tag=AUTHOR]</ref>
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The reality was that the [[FMLN]] was a operation of peasant guerillas fighting an [[El Mozote Massacre|incredibly brutal military government]] supported by CIA "advisors". The "front groups, churches, and public figures" in the United States were protesting the horrible [[human rights]] violations, running the protests on a shoestring; and were severely persecuted by the [[FBI]] and the deep state for it.
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He "was in [[the Kremlin]] on the day the [[USSR]] was dissolved" in [[1991]].<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reunion-celebrates-25-years-since-soviet-collapse-j-michael-waller</ref>
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Waller is Vice President for Information Operations of the [[Center for Security Policy]], and a member of the Center's team on the "[[shariah]] threat doctrine".<ref name=italbio/>
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He is a member of the faculty of the Leader Development and Education for Sustained Peace (LDESP) program at the [[Naval Postgraduate School]]; and is an Honorary Fellow at the Proteus Futures Group at the Center for Strategic Leadership of the [[US Army War College]], sponsored by the [[Office of the Director of National Intelligence]] and the [[National Intelligence University]].
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In 2010 he was named a member of the Psychological Operations Capabilities-Based Assessment team for the [[US Special Operations Command]].<ref name=italbio/>
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Waller is a Senior Analyst for [[Wikistrat.com]], a crowdsourcing geopolitical analysis firm; and a member of the International Advisory Forum of the [[Niccolo Machiavelli Institute]] in [[Rome, Italy]].<ref name=italbio/>
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==Writings==
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He has authored more than 200 policy-related articles, journalistic articles, reviews and [[op-eds]] since [[1983]], including in ''[[Forbes]]'', Investor’s Business Daily, the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', the ''[[New York Post]]'', the ''[[New York Times]]'', ''[[Reader’s Digest]]'', the ''[[Washington Times]]'', ''[[Insight magazine]]'' (former senior staff writer), ''[[USA Today]]'' and the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]''; plus the ''[[Daily Beast]]'', ''[[Daily Caller]], and ''[[Real Clear Politics]]''. He ghost wrote articles for ''[[New York Times]]'' and other newspapers.<ref name=sitebio/>
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He is an occasional commentator on the ''[[BBC]]'', ''[[CNN]]'', ''[[Fox News]]'' and ''[[MSNBC]]''.
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He was a founding editor of ''Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization'', published in cooperation with the [[American University]] and [[Moscow State University]]. He founded and edited ''Serviam'',
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a magazine for and about private sector global stability solutions, published between 2007 and 2009.
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He was founding editorial board member of [[NATO]]'s ''Defence Strategic Communications'' journal (2015-2018),<ref name=amabio/> ublished by [[NATO's Centre of Excellence for Strategic Communication]] in Riga, Latvia.<ref name=sitebio>https://jmichaelwaller.com/about-dr-waller/</ref>
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(spook, academic, propagandist)
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Alma materBoston University, George Washington University

J. Michael Waller is a spooky US academic and writer. He specializes in "innovation in the use of information, persuasion and psychological strategy as instruments of national security, military and trade policy, often in close cooperation with elected and appointed policymakers."[1][2]

His work concentrates on whoever the enemy of the day is, earlier in the CIA's wars in Nicaragua and El Salvador, then an alleged "sharia threat"[3], more recently against China[4] and Russia.[5]

He was professor of International Communication at the Institute of World Politics in Washington. He is also connected to the Center for Security Policy[6][7]

Education

He received his military training as an insurgent with the contras in Nicaragua. For 13 years he was Professor of International Communication at the Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C., where he designed and taught the world’s only graduate program on public diplomacy and political warfare. Waller has a Ph.D. in international security affairs from Boston University.[8]

Activities

According to himself, he is a "specialist in propaganda, political warfare, psychological strategy, subversion, strategic communication, has "involvement at all levels with planning and execution of political and psychological warfare campaigns", has experience as "designer of political and psychological campaigns for reputation management and litigation support". He is also an "architect of issues-based social media campaigns."[9]

Waller was a member of the staff of the U.S. House of Representatives and the US Senate, and has worked as a consultant to the US Information Agency, the US Agency for International Development, the US Army, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and "other agencies".[10] He was on the Force on Central America, and an operator for members of the White House Active Group.[11]

His 1991 book on El Salvador claimed that "the FMLN is the most sophisticated guerrilla force in Latin American history. Raising millions of dollars, the FMLN relies on a well-oiled propaganda machine run by American supporters to pressure Congress to weaken the Salvadoran government. Utilizing front groups, churches, and public figures, the FMLN's private network has stymied policymakers in Washington and San Salvador."[12] The reality was that the FMLN was a operation of peasant guerillas fighting an incredibly brutal military government supported by CIA "advisors". The "front groups, churches, and public figures" in the United States were protesting the horrible human rights violations, running the protests on a shoestring; and were severely persecuted by the FBI and the deep state for it.

He "was in the Kremlin on the day the USSR was dissolved" in 1991.[13]

Waller is Vice President for Information Operations of the Center for Security Policy, and a member of the Center's team on the "shariah threat doctrine".[11]

He is a member of the faculty of the Leader Development and Education for Sustained Peace (LDESP) program at the Naval Postgraduate School; and is an Honorary Fellow at the Proteus Futures Group at the Center for Strategic Leadership of the US Army War College, sponsored by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the National Intelligence University.

In 2010 he was named a member of the Psychological Operations Capabilities-Based Assessment team for the US Special Operations Command.[11]

Waller is a Senior Analyst for Wikistrat.com, a crowdsourcing geopolitical analysis firm; and a member of the International Advisory Forum of the Niccolo Machiavelli Institute in Rome, Italy.[11]

Writings

He has authored more than 200 policy-related articles, journalistic articles, reviews and op-eds since 1983, including in Forbes, Investor’s Business Daily, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, the New York Times, Reader’s Digest, the Washington Times, Insight magazine (former senior staff writer), USA Today and the Wall Street Journal; plus the Daily Beast, Daily Caller, and Real Clear Politics. He ghost wrote articles for New York Times and other newspapers.[8]

He is an occasional commentator on the BBC, CNN, Fox News and MSNBC.

He was a founding editor of Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization, published in cooperation with the American University and Moscow State University. He founded and edited Serviam, a magazine for and about private sector global stability solutions, published between 2007 and 2009.

He was founding editorial board member of NATO's Defence Strategic Communications journal (2015-2018),[10] ublished by NATO's Centre of Excellence for Strategic Communication in Riga, Latvia.[8]



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References

  1. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmichaelwaller
  2. ↑ https://jmichaelwaller.academia.edu/
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rjKb_2dr2k
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrYeWdRr5MM
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-IKndw0NDQ
  6. ↑ About, politicalwarfare.org, accessed 2 September 2009.
  7. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmichaelwaller
  8. ↑ a b c https://jmichaelwaller.com/about-dr-waller/
  9. ↑ https://jmichaelwaller.com/about-dr-waller/
  10. ↑ a b https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001KI5V82/about
  11. ↑ a b c d https://www.strategicstudies.it/j-michael-wallerj-michael-waller/?lang=en
  12. ↑ [ Amazon description The Third Current of Revolution https://www.amazon.com/Third-Current-Revolution-Michael-Waller/dp/0819182311?ref_=ast_author_dp&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.M_GGGKE9LNbqpHrZPEiqRAkj8zMcmG4g447t9inSqPEkWHtaOjnXTjN7m1UBB6MJcp3EP9T9P4iE6rzjDjdcy1X6-zRtILfSZbTKWnFPdBkh3JRcQxc3LkztnRsoxuiv9mNscuz83SYfO8oqztUOcQ.kx2v9p5dG3H1oFVPBssxX3SsCFCgRkbsltUXdO7ssuA&dib_tag=AUTHOR]
  13. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reunion-celebrates-25-years-since-soviet-collapse-j-michael-waller
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