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Note #21. Narratives as Social Strategies in the Information Environment

March 2, 2021
Thomas A. Drohan, Ph.D., Brig Gen USAF ret.
Cyber, Security, Strategy
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Narratives present advantages in any conflict because they influence resolve and if ignored, can reverse operational victories. What are they?

Paper #33. Special Ops Command-Africa Strategy: Analysis & Recommendations (Part II)

November 9, 2020
Thomas A. Drohan, Ph.D., Brig Gen USAF ret.
Middle East & North Africa, Security, Strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Following our historical context review of ten African states in Part I (Paper #31), this section begins Part II with linkage analysis, focusing on strategy in Somalia.

Stick & Rudder #5. A Basic Strategy Toward China: Rules-based Competition that Cooperates & Confronts

June 26, 2020
Thomas A. Drohan, Ph.D., Brig Gen USAF ret.
Asia-Pacific, Commercial, Security, Strategy
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Competing effectively with the authoritarian regime in Beijing requires a superior blend of cooperation and confrontation.

Paper #20. Competing with Analog Weapons in a Digital Arena? How to Gain Advantage

February 27, 2020
Thomas A. Drohan, Ph.D., Brig Gen USAF ret.
Commercial, Leadership, Strategy
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Let’s explore how to gain advantages by comparing analog and digital characteristics of the Information Environment (IE).

Paper #19. From Jargon to Jointness: Understanding the Information Environment and its Terminology

February 27, 2020
Robert S. Ehlers, Jr., Ph.D., Col USAF ret. & Thomas A. Drohan, Ph.D., Brig Gen USAF ret.
Leadership, Strategy
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The Department of Defense (DoD) spends much time and effort trying to make sense of the Information Environment (IE). This effort is not new.