Influence in the Age of "Wars Amongst the People"

The question this book answers is how the United States should understand and employ strategic influence within the context of wars amongst the people. This master's level thesis is broken into four chapters: the first demonstrating the decline of state-on-state wars and the rise of wars amongst the people; the second considers strategic influence and communications as ends, means, and ways within the context of the shifting security landscape; the third examines the common characteristics of these conflicts and proposes an analytical methodology for assessing and employing influence in wars amongst the people; and the fourth summarizes conclusions and provides recommendations for further study. The methodology integrates statistical and trend analysis, a review of academic and trade literature, an in-depth consideration of Querine Hanlon's "Three Images" framework for assessing ethnic war, historical examples, and the author's own observations as an intelligence and terrorism professional. Klon Kitchen has an MA in Strategic Security Studies and is an internationally recognized intelligence, security, and strategic influence expert who advises the most senior members of the US government, including the administrations of Barack Obama and George W. Bush.