A new report by an influential Defense Department advisory panel calls for "a commitment not yet seen" to winning the war of ideas in the U.S. government's global counterterrorism campaign, including the creation of a permanent Pentagon leadership position to oversee strategic communications efforts. The Defense Science Board task force on strategic communications, in a just-released report, recommends the high-level Defense Department strategic communications post as well as larger strategic communications budgets for military commanders. It also calls for a...
