Future conflicts will increasingly require military commanders to employ strategic communication to influence friends and foes alike, with methods ranging from a "gentle" relaying of information to "straightforward pressure," according to a recently published military concept document. The strategic communication joint integrating concept comes as U.S. forces are still engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan, where they have been fighting insurgents motivated by radical ideologies. With these kinds of complex missions expected on the rise, and a world increasingly connected through...
