IO
The modern way to undermine modern terrorism
July 11 by Sven HughesThere has been a lot of talk about DAESH, as one of the fastest-growing global brands. The fact that they continue to build their identity unabated, online, through social media channels. So le...
What the Information Operations community can learn from Hollywood
May 26 by The Platform"You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality" - Walt Disney. As far as I know, Walt Disney isn’t often cit...
How UK defence is moving to "full spectrum" communications
May 19 by Defence IQ DigitalThe British military’s communications strategy is in the process of a shakeup. Where before there existed two ‘universes’ – that of IO and psyops, and that of public relation...
Explaining the "narrative" in Information Operations
June 10 by Roy RevieTwo areas in the study of Information Operations (IO) which have generated a substantial literature in the last few years are those concerning the subject of ‘narrative’ and those which...
FEATURE ARTICLE: Information Operations needs a fresh approach
June 07 by Defence IQ DigitalInformation operations, with all its related acronyms and initialisms, needs fresh ideas in this new world of global terrorism and increasingly despondent populations. Richard de Silva investigates...
Former BBC Defence Correspondent Mark Laity talks to Defence IQ about strategic communications
June 03 by Defence IQ DigitalFormer BBC Defence Correspondent Mark Laity talks to Defence IQ about strategic communications We’re joined by Mark Laity, the Chief of Strategic Communications at Supreme Headquarters Allie...
Information Operations, NGOs and the influence of women in North Africa
May 16 by Richard de SilvaHibaaq Osman is founder and CEO of Karama, an NGO working within the Middle East and North Africa to raise and expand the influence of Arab women. Ms. Osman is a global political strategist wit...
The problem with crowdsourcing intelligence in Syria
May 09 by Thomas ChappelowIn December 2010, a series of protests in Tunisia gave birth to what is now dubbed the Arab Spring. The events that followed have been studied in-depth, attracting a large volume of commentary. Inte...
Beware the Syrian sucker punch
May 07 by James P. FarwellThose seeing the human tragedy unfolding in Syria with a heart full of hell, ready to jump in, stop the bloodshed, and deliver Bashar Al-Assad a knock-out punch might do well to recall a telling...
U.S. State Department’s viral videos make mockery of terrorists
May 02 by Richard de SilvaRecently, we have heard news of four senior Al-Qaeda leaders convicted and executed in Iraq. Meanwhile in neighbouring Syria, where civil war rages on, members of the freshly splintered al-Nusra...
Getting inside the head of Italian PSYOPS: Interview with Colonel Marco Stoccuto
May 02 by Richard de SilvaColonel Marco Stoccuto is an Information Operations and PSYOPS subject matter expert at the Italian Centre of Excellence for Joint Targeting Influence and former commander of the Italian 28thPSYOPS...
A delegate's summary of the Information Operations Global 2012 conference
April 10 by Roy RevieThe annual Information Operations Global conference took place in London recently, bringing together leading information operations (IO) practitioners, theorists and enthusiasts from the military, g...