Irregular warfare: Using influence to dictate legitimacy

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Lt. Gen. Michael Nagata, U.S. Army (Ret.), Mark Haselton, and Nick Wilcox provide the first paper in a six-part series by CACI to “reframe how national security professionals understand and engage in 21st century strategic competition. Its core argument is that Irregular Warfare (IW) — anchored in the effective use of information, influence, and other instruments of power short of armed conflict — has become a coequal dimension of strategic competition…As the United States continues to invest in conventional deterrence, our rivals are too often winning strategic objectives through proxy warfare, disinformation, cyber aggression, legal or illicit manipulation, economic coercion, and narrative dominance. This series is intended to illuminate how the U.S. must adapt and expand — doctrinally, structurally, and cognitively — to succeed in this environment.”

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