Map composed by a United States Army War College student, as part of his Master’s thesis, in the public domain as a work of a member of the US Government. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I’m in the middle of a deep dive on “Information as an Element of National Power” and I wanted to share some resources I have found from the US Army War College. These are all from the US Army War College’s website, here.
Just a small side note before I let you peruse these references, because what I am seeing is, in my opinion, disgusting. The Army War College, in its infinite wisdom, portrayed as a cost-cutting move, eliminated its ‘Information as Power’ department. Why? My personal opinion is that the senior leadership does not recognize how important information is and will be in the bigger picture. Sure, it’s important to know how to deploy area denial weapons, it’s important to understand how to command and control hundreds of thousands of military pieces of equipment, but when it comes to garnering the support of a population of a country, a region or the world, it must not be that important. We might have militarily won Iraq and Afghanistan, although the jury is still out, but we did not win the support of the people. I do not need to wonder why, in view that it is not that important to our senior military leaders.
Library Collection – Information as an Element of National Power
USAWC Publications – Information as an Element of National Power
Articles – Information as an Element of National Power
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The publication of national security information in the digital age
Journal Article; The publication of national security information in the digital age by Papandrea, Mary-Rose
Journal of National Security Law & Policy Vol 5 Issue 1 ISSN 1553-3158 Date 2011
Subjects: Freedom of information, Official secrets, Online services, Intent (Law), National security -
Fair enough? The National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004
Journal Article; Fair enough? The National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 by Beck, Luke
Deakin Law Review Vol 16 Issue 2 ISSN 1321-3660 Date 07/2011
Subjects: Human rights, Fair trial, Laws, regulations and rules, National security -
Journal Article; The “full access doctrine”: Congress’s constitutional entitlement to national security information from the executive by Divoll, Vicki
Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy Vol 34 Issue 2 ISSN 0193-4872 Date 2011
Subjects: Congressional investigations, Intelligence gathering, Freedom of information, Politics, Access control -
Journal Article; Show Us the Films: Transparency, National Security and Disclosure of Information Collected by Advanced Weapon Systems under International Law by Eliav Lieblich
Israel Law Review Vol 45 Issue 3 ISSN 0021-2237 Date 11/2012
Subjects: Human rights, Intelligence gathering, Military technology, International law, Military weapons -
Journal Article; National security information flow: from source to reporter’s privilege.(I. Introduction and Analytical Framework through V. Unauthorized Leaks, p. 399-434) by Bejesky, Robert
St. Thomas Law Review Vol 24 Issue 3 ISSN 1065-318X Date 2012
Subjects: Press, Security classification (Government documents), Freedom of information, Confidential communications, National security
- U.S. Army War College hosts workshop for military spouses (cumberlink.com)
- Carlisle Army War College graduation: Great responsibilities face new class, Army leader says (pennlive.com)
- Public Intelligence wrote a new blog post: U.S. Army War College Protection of Civilians Military Reference Guide (publicintelligence.net)
- Army War College says 700 employees to be furloughed due to sequester (whptv.com)
- Colonel accused of child porn faces preliminary hearing (fox43.com)
- Carlisle Barracks to celebrate Army’s birthday with public party (pennlive.com)
- Woman’s 38 year promise to veteran will live on at U.S. Army War College (whptv.com)
- Carlisle Army War College graduation: Gen. Ray Odierno introduces 2013 Army Leader Development Strategy as road map to prepare leaders for future challenges (pennlive.com)
- Samantha Power Is Skeptical of United Nations’ Strength (swampland.time.com)
Filed under: Information operations, Information Warfare
