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A Commander's Strategy for Social Media - By Thomas D. Mayfield III Joint Force Quarterly, no. 60 (1st Quarter 2011): 79-83.

A National Strategic Narrative By Mr. Y with preface by Anne-Marie Slaughter, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University - Woodrow Wilson Center 2011

A New Military Strategic Communications System MAJ Robert F. Baldwin, SAMS Monograph (AY 06-07)

A Strategic Failure: American Information Control Policy in Occupied Iraq Dr. Dora Sol Goldstein, Military Review (Mar-Apr 2008)

An Ever-Expanding War: Legal Aspects of Online Strategic Communication By Daniel Silverberg and Joseph Heimann, Published in Parameters, Summer 2009

Attack or Defend? Leveraging Information and Balancing Risk in Cyberspace -- May-June 2010 MILITARY REVIEW By Professor Dennis M. Murphy, Director of the Information in Warfare Group, Center for Strategic Leadership at the U.S. Army War College

Chairman's 2010 Social Media Strategy Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Public Affairs Social Media and Online Strategy for 2010 -- 23 March 2010

Communicating with Intent: DoD and Strategic Communication LTC Lindsey J. Borg, Air University (April 2007)

Cyber Influence and International Security Franklin D. Kramer and Larry Wentz, Defense Horizons January 2008

DOD Strategic Communication: Integrating Foreign Audience Perceptions into Policy Making, Plans, and Operations GAO Report, May 2012

Does Soft Power Matter? A Comparative Analysis of Student Exchange Programs 1980–2006 Carol Atkinson, Vanderbilt University

Fighting Back: New Media and Military Operations Dennis M. Murphy (November 2008)

Fighting the Information War but Losing Credibility: What Can We Do? Nielson-Green, Rumi, Military Review (July-August 2011)

Fostering a Culture of Engagement - Lieutenant General William B. Caldwell IV, Lieutenant Colonel Shawn Stroud, and Mr. Anton Menning …the Army must get beyond “business as usual” to embrace a culture of engagement -- responsiveness mandates that the Army provide timely and transparent information proactively.

From the Chairman - Strategic Communication Getting Back to the Basics - Admiral Mullen "we have allowed strategic communication to become a thing instead of a process, an abstract thought instead of a way of thinking. It is now sadly something of a cottage industry....We need to get back to basics"

General Petraeus -- COMISAF Assessment dated 21 January 2011 Letter to the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and Civilians of the NATO International Security Assistance Force

Getting the People Part Right: A Report on the Human Resources Dimension of US Public Diplomacy The United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (2008)

Hurricane Katrina: Communications & Infrastructure Impacts Dr. Robert Miller, Senior Research Professor, National Defense University

In Search of the Art and Science of Strategic Communication by Professor Dennis Murphy PARAMETERS, US Army War College Quarterly, Winter 2009-10, Vol. XXXIX, No. 4

Information and Communication Technologies for Reconstruction and Development Afghanistan Challenges and Opportunities Larry Wentz, Frank Kramer, and Stuart Starr Center for Technology and National Security Policy National Defense University January 2008

Jihadist Terrorist Use of Strategic Communication Management Techniques Dr. Carsten Bockstette, George C. Marshall, European Center for Security Studies, (Dec 2008)

Learning to Leverage New Media By Lieutenant General William B. Caldwell IV, U.S. Army; Mr. Dennis M. Murphy; and Mr. Anton Menning. Military Review May-June 2009.

Mapping Smart Power in Multi-stakeholder Public Diplomacy / Strategic Communication - Bruce Gregory “New Approaches to U.S. Global Outreach”, The Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication, George Washington University October 5, 2009

Marine Corps Functional Concept for Strategic Communication (SC) The purpose of this functional concept is to inspire thought and stimulate experimentation, wargaming and debate about the nature of strategic communication and its utility to the Marine Corps as an institution and, specifically, to the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF).

NATO - ACO Strategic Communications ACO DIRECTIVE 95-2 (12 Apr 2012): Provides guidance on the planning and conduct of Strategic Communications within ACO.

Negotiation in the New Strategic Environment: Lessons from Iraq David M. Tressler, USAWC SSI, (August 2007)

New Media and the Air Force Air Force Public Affairs Agency Emerging Technology Division

New Media and the Warfighter Workshop Initial Impressions Dennis M. Murphy USAWC Center for Strategic Leadership (March 2008)

On The Nature of Strategic Communciations Carnes Lord, Joint Forces Quarterly (3rd Qtr 2007)

Opening Statement of James K. Glassman Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on Nomination as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs January 30, 2008

Our Visual Persuasion Gap -- Parameters -- Spring 2010 By Martin Gurri, Craig Denny, and Aaron Harms

Propaganda: Can a Word Decide a War? Dennis M. Murphy and James F. White from PARAMETERS (Autumn 2007)

Public Communications: Vital Link to Maintaining the Public's Trust During Crisis Michael B. Perini, Director of Public Affairs, North American Aerospace Command and U.S. Northern Command

Public Diplomacy Model for the Assessment of Performance A report to the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy by The LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin September 2010

SOCIAL MEDIA - Federal Agencies Need Policies and Procedures for Managing and Protecting Information They Access and Disseminate United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report to Congressional Requesters

Social Media and the Army MILITARY REVIEW March-April 2010, by Chondra Perry

Strategic Communication and Countering Ideological Support for Terrorism U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Statement of Captain Hal Pittman Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Joint Communication)(15 November 2007)

Strategic Communication and National Security Admiral James G.Stavridis JFQ / issue 46, 3d quarter 2007

Strategic Communication and the Combatant Commander - By Jeffrey B. Jones, Daniel T. Kuehl, Daniel Burgess, and Russell Rochte JFQ / issue 55, 4th quarter 2009 - It is important to emphasize the indispensable role that combatant commanders play in strategic communication (SC), which includes the coordination of statecraft, public affairs (PA), public diplomacy, military information operations, and other actions through which we engage and influence key global communities.

Strategic Communication in Domestic Disasters Dennis Murphy, Carol Kerr (August 2006)

Strategic Communication in the New Media Sphere By Timothy Cunningham, Joint Forces Quarterly, Issue 59, 4th Quarter 2010

Strategic Communication: A Mandate for the United States Jeffrey B. Jones, Joint Forces Quarterly (Issue thirty-nine)

Strategic Communication: A Primer CDR (UK) Steve Tatham, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom/Advanced Research and Assessment Group (December 2008)

Strategic Communication: Key Enabler for Elements of National Power Richard J. Josten, IOSPHERE (Summer 2006)

Strategic Communication: Who Should Lead the Long War of Ideas COL Jeryl C. Ludowese, USAWC SRP (2006)

Strategic Communications: An Expanded IO Role? COL Stephen P. Perkins, IOSPHERE (Winter 2006)

Strategic Communications: How to Make it Work? MAJ Marshall V. Eckland, IOSPHERE, (Fall 2005)

The Military - Media Relationship - A Dysfunctional Marriage? By Tom Shanker and Major General Mark Hertling - the two debate the contentiousness - and the common ground - that exist between the military and the media.

The Role of Information and Communication in Disaster Response Dennis Murphy, From Threats at our Threshold: Homeland Defense and Homeland Security in the New Century (October 2007)

The Second Battle of Hastings By Major Cliff W. Gilmore, USMC, Special Assistant for Public Communication to the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Toppling - How the media inflated a minor moment in a long war. -- By Peter Maass The New Yorker, January 10, 2011

The Trouble With Strategic Communication(s) Dennis Murphy (January 2008) This article originally appeared in the Winter 2008 issue of “IO Sphere” and is reprinted here with the permission of the editor

The Truth is Out There: Responding to Insurgent Disinformation and Deception Operations Cori E. Dauber, (Military Review Jan-Feb 2009)

Toward Strategic Communication Brigadier General Marie K. Eder, Military Review (July-August 2007)

U.S. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING Challenges Facing the Broadcasting Board of Governors Statement of Jess T. Ford, Director International Affairs and Trade Thursday, April 29, 2004

U.S. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY State Department and Broadcasting Board of Governors Expand Post-9/11 Efforts but Challenges Remain Statement of Jess T. Ford, Director International Affairs and Trade Monday, August 23, 2004

U.S. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY State Department and the Broadcasting Board of Governors Expand Efforts in the Middle East but Face Significant Challenges Statement of Jess T. Ford, Director International Affairs and Trade Tuesday, February 10, 2004

U.S. Public Diplomacy: Background and Current Issues Kennon H. Nakamura, Analyst in Foreign Affairs; Matthew C. Weed, Analyst in Foreign Policy Legislation December 18, 2009

U.S. Public Diplomacy: State Department Efforts to Engage Muslim Audiences Lack Certain Communication Elements and Face Significant Challenges GAO (May 2006)

Update to Congress on National Framework for Strategic Communication This report updates the 2010 report issued in March 2011 and includes an overview of how the U.S. Government is organized for strategic communication. The report is required under the National Defense Authorization Act of 2009.

WARS OF IDEAS AND THE WAR OF IDEAS Antulio J. Echevarria II (June 2008)

YouTube War: Fighting in a World of Cameras in Every Cell Phone and Photoshop on Every Computer - By Dr. Cori E. Dauber -- November 2009 Strategic Studies Institute Monograph -- In this radically new information environment, the enemy no longer depends on traditional media. This is the “YouTube War.”

2006 QDR Roadmap for Strategic Communication DOD (2006)

Afghanistan and Pakistan Regional Sabilization Strategy Office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Updated February 2010

Army Social Media Handbook, Ver #2, Aug 2011 This edition includes updates to Army social media policy and new examples of Army leaders using social media effectively. It provides instructions on how to respond to social media imposters and fake sites. It also includes an expanded operations security section and an extensive social media glossary.

Chinese Information Operations Strategies in a Taiwan Contingency Testimony of James C. Mulvenon, PhD. (September 15, 2005)

CJCS Memo to Deputy SecDef CJCS December 2007

Commander’s Handbook for Strategic Communication and Communication Strategy Version 3.0, US Joint Forces Command, 24 June 2010 -- This handbook serves as a bridge between current practices in the field and the migration into doctrine. As such, the intent is to inform SC proponents, practitioners, doctrine writers, educators, and trainers of SC for inclusion in joint doctrine, education, and training.

Department of Defense Report on Strategic Communication - Dec 2009 DOD report describes how DOD “understands strategic communication, offers DOD views on the appropriate DOD role in strategic communication and public diplomacy, explains existing DOD processes and organizations that support effective strategic communication and describes some potential future avenues for improvement and change (including an assessment of the option of establishing a strategic communication board within DOD)."

DoD New Media Policy February 2010

Final Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Strategic Communication DSB January 2008

ISAF Strategic Communication Presentation March 2012

J6 Strategic Communications Plan JCS J6, (February 2007)

National Framework for Strategic Communication The Obama administration's comprehensive interagency strategy for public diplomacy and strategic communication of the Federal government.

Presidential Executive Order 13584 of September 9, 2011 Developing an Integrated Strategic Counterterrorism Communications Initiative and Establishing a Temporary Organization to Support Certain Government-wide Communications Activities Directed Abroad

Principles of Strategic Communication Department of Defense (August 2008)

Public Diplomacy: Strengthening U.S. Engagement with the World A strategic approach for the 21st century. By the Office of the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs

State Department Efforts Lack Certain Communication Elements and Face Persistent Challenges GAO(3 May 2006)

Strategic Communication Joint Integrating Concept - 07 October 2009 The Strategic Communication Joint Integrating Concept proposes how a joint force commander circa 2016-2028 might plan and execute joint operations to achieve strategic communication objectives within the context of a broader national effort.

The First Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review - Leading Through Civilian Power See page 60 for information on Public Diplomacy

US National Strategy for Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communication June 2007