RAND Study – Information Operations – The Imperative of Doctrine Harmonization and Measures of Effectiveness
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Abstract
In an update to a 2012 RAND report on information operations (IO) in Afghanistan, this Perspective describes the continuing challenges of IO doctrine integration and harmonization and the establishment of measures of effectiveness for IO within the Department of Defense. Despite recommendations made in the 2012 report, little progress has been made in these areas, which will have an even greater negative impact as the United States reduces the number of troops in theater and as resources to combat the enemy’s propaganda offense remain limited.
Key Findings
While there have been some tactical IO successes in Afghanistan, little progress has been made in the area of doctrine integration and harmonization and the establishment of measures of effectiveness in the five years since the previous study period ended (2010).
- This deficiency will have an even greater negative impact as the United States continues to reduce the number of troops in theater and as resources to combat the enemy’s propaganda offence remain limited.
Recommendations
- The Department of Defense should implement the recommendations made in RAND’s 2012 report, U.S. Military Information Operations in Afghanistan: Effectiveness of Psychological Operations 2001–2010, especially those regarding integration and harmonization of IO doctrine and the establishment of measures of effectiveness for IO.
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