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| − | '''Information operations''' | + | '''Information operations''', also known as '''influence operations''' or '''IO''', are campaigns in the field of and '''information warfare''', dedicated to obtaining a decisive advantage in the information environment,<ref>https://globalsecurityreview.com/understanding-information-operations-information-warfare/ saved at [http://web.archive.org/web/20201127144051/https://globalsecurityreview.com/understanding-information-operations-information-warfare/ Archive.org]</ref> which includes [[social media]]. It includes the collection of tactical information about an adversary as well as the dissemination of [[propaganda]] in pursuit of a competitive advantage over an opponent.<ref>https://www.rand.org/topics/information-operations.html</ref> |
| − | + | Information operations can be directed against domestic audiences as well.<ref>https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Integrity_Initiative</ref><ref>https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB177/index.htm</ref><ref>https://www.rebelnews.com/ezra_levant_show_september_27_2021</ref><ref>https://nationalpost.com/news/national/defence-watch/military-leaders-saw-pandemic-as-unique-opportunity-to-test-propaganda-techniques-on-canadians-forces-report-says/wcm/22733c97-39f0-4ba4-8a26-478af5e215f3</ref><ref>https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Overcoming-Information-Operations-Legal-Limitations-Elstad/aa20e36539711634a2979c20e457b46e1382eb4b</ref> | |
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|text=In the battle of perception management, where the enemy is clearly using the media to help manage perceptions of the general public, our job is not perception management but to counter the enemy's perception management, | |text=In the battle of perception management, where the enemy is clearly using the media to help manage perceptions of the general public, our job is not perception management but to counter the enemy's perception management, | ||
Revision as of 21:26, 20 January 2022
 Information Operation  (Deception, Fraud, Propaganda, Statecraft, Information warfare)    | |
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| Type | Idea |
| Interest of | • Michael A. Aquino • Association of Old Crows • George Eliason • Joel Harding • The 77th Brigade |
Information operations, also known as influence operations or IO, are campaigns in the field of and information warfare, dedicated to obtaining a decisive advantage in the information environment,[1] which includes social media. It includes the collection of tactical information about an adversary as well as the dissemination of propaganda in pursuit of a competitive advantage over an opponent.[2]
Information operations can be directed against domestic audiences as well.[3][4][5][6][7]
“In the battle of perception management, where the enemy is clearly using the media to help manage perceptions of the general public, our job is not perception management but to counter the enemy's perception management,”
Lawrence Di Rita (December 2004) [8]
"Cyberwarfare"
IO has strong overlap with "Cyberwarfare".
An example
| Page name | Description |
|---|---|
| Forged 2022 Rand report | A forged paper paper allegedly produced by the Rand corporation. |
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Steele | “This may strike your listeners as way out, but we actually believe that there is a colony on Mars. It is populated by children who were kidnapped and sent into space on a 20 year ride so that once they get to Mars they have no alternative but to be slaves on the Mars colony.” | Robert Steele |
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Integrity Initiative Budget for the 12 months ending 31 March 2019 | Budget and activity plan | 2 November 2018 | Integrity Initiative | Budget outlining how Integrity Initiative is going to control the information space, and influence policy-makers, specialists and media. |
| Document:The Integrity Initiative Guide to Countering Russian Disinformation | analysis | 2 November 2018 | Integrity Initiative | A guide to Russian disinformation, an ideological prep guide for dedicated II operatives |
| Document:The Network of Networks | analysis | 30 May 18 JL | Chris Donnelly | A handbook for Integrity Initiative activities, including starting clusters |
| File:MindWar.pdf | paper | 1980 | Paul E. Vallely Michael A. Aquino |
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References
- ↑ https://globalsecurityreview.com/understanding-information-operations-information-warfare/ saved at Archive.org
- ↑ https://www.rand.org/topics/information-operations.html
- ↑ https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Integrity_Initiative
- ↑ https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB177/index.htm
- ↑ https://www.rebelnews.com/ezra_levant_show_september_27_2021
- ↑ https://nationalpost.com/news/national/defence-watch/military-leaders-saw-pandemic-as-unique-opportunity-to-test-propaganda-techniques-on-canadians-forces-report-says/wcm/22733c97-39f0-4ba4-8a26-478af5e215f3
- ↑ https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Overcoming-Information-Operations-Legal-Limitations-Elstad/aa20e36539711634a2979c20e457b46e1382eb4b
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/13/politics/pentagon-weighs-use-of-deception-in-a-broad-arena.html - https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Information_Operations_Roadmap
