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Psychological warfare involves the planned use of propaganda and other psychological operations to influence the opinions, emotions, attitudes, and behavior ... Skiptopagecontent RANDTopics>PsychologicalWarfare PsychologicalWarfare FeaturedPsychologicalwarfareinvolvestheplanneduseofpropagandaandotherpsychologicaloperationstoinfluencetheopinions,emotions,attitudes,andbehaviorofoppositiongroups.RANDhasstudiedmilitaryinformationsupportoperations(MISO)inmanycountriesandwarzonesandhasprovidedobjectiveandsupportablerecommendationstopolicymakersonmethodsandtacticstoemployordefendagainsttheseoperations. ReportDeveloping,Disseminating,andAssessingCommandNarrativeInthecontemporaryeramarkedbyinformationalcompetition,oneofthemostimportantactivitiesofastrategicoroperationalcommandisthedevelopment,presentation,andsupportofthecommand'snarratives.Whataresomebestpracticesfortheeffectiveuseofcommandnarrative?Nov15,2021 ReportCombatingForeignDisinformationonSocialMediaDisinformationcampaignsonsocialmediaposeanuancedthreat.ButmuchoftheU.S.responseremainsadhocanduncoordinated.It'sunclearwhohastheedgemovingforward,becausedisinformationtechniquesandcountermeasuresareevolvingsimultaneously.Jul19,2021 ExplorePsychologicalWarfare ByType ByType Research Brief Blog Press People AllAuthors AllAuthors Bauer,Ryan Baxter,Caroline Beauchamp-Mustafaga,Nathan Becerra-Ornelas,AlejandroU. Blum,Ilana Brown,MichaelA. Castillo,JasenJ. Chase,MichaelS. Cheravitch,Joe Clarke,ColinP. Cohen,RaphaelS. Connable,Ben Cragin,Kim Davenport,Steven Davis,PaulK. Demus,Alyssa Dick,Erin Drun,Jessica Eisenman,David Fernandes,BenjaminJ. Fisher,Scott Frank,AaronB. Frelinger,DavidR. Galula,David George,AlexanderL. Gerwehr,Scott Ghez,Jeremy Glenn,RussellW. Gompert,DavidC. Gordon,JohnIV Goure,Leon Grissom,AdamR. Grisé,Michelle Grossman,Derek Haberman,Ryan Harding,Joel Harold,ScottW. Helmus,ToddC. Hiatt,Liisa Hlavka,JakubP. Holynska,Khrystyna Hornung,JeffreyW. Hosmer,StephenT. Hungerford,J.M. Hunter,RobertE. Jackson,Kimberly Janis,IrvingLester Jenkins,BrianMichael Jones,SethG. Jun,Jenny Kellen,Konrad Keller,KirstenM. Kelly,Alan Kepe,Marta Keyser,DonnaJ. Kingston,Gina Lander,Natasha Landgraf,WalterF.III Lev,Izhar Libicki,MartinC. Ma,Logan Mackenzie,William Madden,Dan Magnuson,Madeline Manheim,David Marcellino,William Marcinek,Krystyna Marlowe,DavidH. Matthews,Miriam McCulloch,Caitlin McNerney,MichaelJ. Migacheva,Katya Munoz,Arturo Nader,Alireza O'Brien,KevinA. O'Connell,Edward Olmsted,StuartS. Padilla,Phillip Parasiliti,Andrew Paul,Christopher PetrunSayers,ElizabethL. Pezard,Stephanie Pincus,HaroldAlan Porche,IsaacR.III Posard,MarekN. Radin,Andrew Reding,Anais Reedy,Kathleen Robinson,Linda Ronfeldt,David Schwille,Michael Shokh,Yuliya Skrabala,Lauren Stein,BradleyD. Tanielian,Terri Treverton,GregoryF. Treyger,Elina Triezenberg,BonnieL. Vick,JasonR. Weed,Kristin Wilson,Bradley Yeats,Jessica ReportRussia'sEvolvingUseofInformationConfrontationInformationconfrontationistheuseofoffensiveordefensiveinformationalmeanstoachievepolitical,economic,ormilitaryobjectives.Russianstrategylikensinformationweaponswithweaponsofmassdestructionsincebothhavethepotentialtoreshapetheinternationalsystem.TheUkraineexperienceoffersinsightsintoRussia'stactics.Aug18,2022 ReportRussianandUkrainianPerspectivesontheConceptofInformationConfrontation:Translations,2002–2020Thisvolumecompilestextsfromleadingmembersofthemilitary-scientificcommunitiesinRussiaandUkraineandillustrateshowdecisionmakersinthesecountriesunderstandanddebateinformationweaponsandinformationinfluence.Aug18,2022 ReportRussia'sInformationWarfarewiththeWestPopularportrayalsoftheRussiandisinformationmachineimplyanorganizedandwell-resourcedoperation,butevidencesuggeststhatitisneither.Nonetheless,RussiansocialmediaactivitycanbeharmfultoU.S.interestsandislikelytoevolve.Jun7,2022 ReportDoNationalSecurityCommunicationCampaignsWork?TakingaLessonfromthePublicHealthSectorThroughasystematicreviewofresearchonpublichealthcommunicationcampaigns,theauthorsidentifiedinsightsrelevanttonationalsecuritycommunicationcampaigns,suchasthoseconductedbytheU.S.Army'spsychologicaloperationsforces.May10,2022 JournalArticleDecodingCrimea:PinpointingtheInfluenceStrategiesofModernInformationWarfareForthispaperwewriteaboutinformationinwarfarefromtheperspectiveofStrategicCommunications(StratCom)andthepursuitsoftheNATOStrategicCommunicationsCentreofExcellence.Feb2,2022 ToolCommandNarrativeSmartGuideThisquickreferenceprovidesthebig-picturebasicsforsuccessfulcommandnarrativedevelopmentanddeployment.Nov15,2021 ReportCounteringRussia:TheRoleofSpecialOperationsForcesinStrategicCompetitionThisreportestablishesastrategicframeworkforU.S.ArmyspecialoperationsforcessupporttocounteringRussianactivitiesinthecompetitionspace.Nov8,2021 ToolHandbookforTacticalOperationsintheInformationEnvironmentWithitsquick-referenceformatandseriesofillustrativevignettes,thishandbookfacilitatesproblem-solvingandhighlightshowearly-careerofficersintacticalunitscancontributetooperationsintheinformationenvironment.Oct4,2021 ReportChineseDisinformationEffortsonSocialMediaTheauthorsidentifykeyChinesepracticesandthesupportinginfrastructureandconditionsthatsuccessfulsocialmediadisinformationcampaignsrequire,concludingthatChinaisusingTaiwanasatestbedfordevelopingattackvectors.Jul19,2021 JournalArticleExploringChineseMilitaryThinkingonSocialMediaManipulationAgainstTaiwanThisarticleaddressesagapinthecurrentpolicydiscussion,providesevidenceofChinesemilitaryplanningforcovertmanipulationofTaiwanesesocialmedia,andexploreshowitsinterestinandtacticsforsocialmediamanipulationhaveevolvedovertime.May19,2021 JournalArticleChineseBomberFlightsAroundTaiwan:ForWhatPurpose?AfterconductingtwostrategicbomberflightsaroundTaiwaninlate2016,Beijingsignificantlysteppedupitsoperationaltempowithatleastanotherfiveflightscircumnavigatingtheislandinmid-2017.May18,2021 JournalArticleBorrowingaBoatOuttoSea:TheChineseMilitary'sUseofSocialMediaforInfluenceOperationsTheChinesemilitaryispositioningitselfasoneoftheleadingactorsforhostileChineseinfluenceoperationsonsocialmedia.ThePLAusessocialmediaforcoverthostilepoliticalinterferenceoperationstargetingforeigncountries.May14,2021 JournalArticleCognitiveDomainOperations:ThePLA'sNewHolisticConceptforInfluenceOperationsAsinformationbecomesevermorecentralforChinesewarfighting,thePeople'sLiberationArmyisdevelopinganewconceptforpsychologicalwarfareintheinformationeracalled"cognitivedomainoperations."May14,2021 ReportHumanAspectsofAirForceOperationsThespecialoperationscommunityhasfocusedonleveraginghuman-focusedcapabilities,buttheconventionalAirForcehasyettofullyembracehumanaspectsofmilitaryoperations.Isthereaneedforajointwarfightingdomainfocusedonhumanaspectsofmilitaryoperations?Nov30,2020 ReportDetectingMalignorSubversiveInformationEffortsoverSocialMediaTheUnitedStateshasacapabilitygapindetectingmalignorsubversiveinformationcampaignsintimetorespondbeforetheyinfluencelargeaudiences.Anovelmethodcannowdetecttheseefforts.Mar16,2020 CommentaryArtificialIntelligenceandtheManufacturingofRealityHumanscarryflawsindecidingwhatisorisnotreal.Theinternetandothertechnologieshavemadeiteasiertoweaponizeandexploittheseflaws.Andartificialintelligencewilllikelybeusedtoexploittheseweaknessesatanunprecedentedscale,speed,andlevelofeffectiveness.Jan20,2020 ResearchBriefTheGrowingNeedtoFocusonModernPoliticalWarfareRANDresearchersanalyzedhowpoliticalwarfareispracticedtodayandidentifiedwaysthattheU.S.government,itsallies,anditspartnerscanrespondtoorengageinthistypeofconflicttoachieveU.S.endsandprotectU.S.interests.May31,2019 ReportImprovingC2andSituationalAwarenessforOperationsinandThroughtheInformationEnvironmentEverymilitaryactivityhasinformationalaspects,buttheinformationenvironment(IE)isnotwellintegratedintomilitaryplanning,doctrine,orprocesses.BetterunderstandingoftheIEwillimprovecommandandcontrolandsituationalawareness.Nov1,2018 1 2 3 4 Next RANDTopic: PsychologicalWarfare TopicSynonyms: MilitaryInformationSupport; MISO; PsychologicalOperations; PSYOP; PSYOPS; PSYWAR Researchconductedby RANDNationalSecurityResearchDivisionRANDProjectAIRFORCERANDArmyResearchDivision Topics Related InformationOperationsWarfareandMilitaryOperations ResearcherSpotlight MichaelSchwille SeniorPolicyAnalyst MikeSchwilleisaseniorpolicyanalystatRAND.Hisprimaryresearchinterestfocusesontheintegrationofinformationintocombinedarmswarfare.HehasexperiencewithJoint,ArmyandMarineCorpsconceptdevelopment,OperationsintheInformationEnvironment,counteringA2ADstrategies,… ChristopherPaul SeniorSocialScientist ChristopherPaulisaseniorsocialscientistattheRANDCorporatioandaprofessoratthePardeeRANDGraduateSchool.Paulprovidesresearchsupportrelatedtooperationsintheinformationenvironment,informationwarfare,counterpropaganda,cyberoperations,andrelatedpolicytoarangeof… ExploreOurPeople» StayInformedRANDPolicyCurrentsStayontopofthelatestRANDresearchhighlights,news,andcommentarywiththeofficialRANDemailnewsletter. 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