I-Power: The Information Revolution and Stability Operations

Authors

• Franklin D. Kramer, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
• Larry Wentz, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University
• Stuart Starr, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University

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Description

This paper examines how information and information technology can improve the effectiveness of stability operations when integrated into a broader civilian-military strategy. It argues that coordinated planning, data-sharing, international partnerships, and host-nation focused information systems can strengthen stabilization and reconstruction efforts. This piece emphasizes the importance of collaborative governance, commercial technology, and integrated information management in supporting long-term stability operations.

Document Type

Policy Brief

Topic(s)

Information Operations, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, National Security

Publication Date

2-2007

Publication

Defense Horizons

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, DC

Keywords

stability operations, information technology, information sharing, civil-military cooperation, stabilization and reconstruction, interagency coordination, host-nation development, information management, international partnerships, reconstruction operations

Recommended Citation

Kramer, Franklin D.; Wentz, Larry; and Starr, Stuart, "I-Power: The Information Revolution and Stability Operations" (2007). Defense Horizons. 30.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/defense-horizons/30