Publication

This 2004 report examines the ability of the United States to communicate with and influence global audiences. The report investigates the effects of recent changes in the strategic communication environment; the strategic communication means required to better enable the US to communicate its message; and public diplomacy and open military information operations. The report concludes that only effective strategic communication can prevent a crisis from developing and help diffuse a crisis after it has developed. The report emphasizes that US strategic communication must be transformed to pave the way for an eventual US victory in the global battle of ideas.