"This course situates the role of information and cyber power future for the strategist today and in the future."
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Internet Resources
Listed below is on-line information about books and their authors used in this course. Library resources are best accessed using commercial internet.
Kenneth Alan Osgood Biography
Total Cold War: Eisenhower's Secret Propaganda Battle at Home and Abroad Review 1 Review 2
Day 2 - Tuesday, 4 February 2025
Andreas Krieg Biography
Subversion: The Strategic Weaponization of Narratives Review
Day 3 - Thursday, 6 February 2025
Florian Schneider Publisher Description (Click on "Author Information" tab for short biography)
China's Digital Nationalism Review Publisher Description
Yael Zarubavel Biography
The Death of Memory and the Memory of Death: Masada and the Holocaust as Historical Metaphors (Article)
Day 4 - Friday, 7 February 2025
Denis Courtois Publisher Description (Click on Author's Name)
Winning French Minds: Radio Propaganda in Occupied France, 1940-1942 Publisher Description
Chris Bing
Joel Schectman Biography
Pentagon Ran Secret Anti-Vax Campaign to Undermine China During Pandemic (Article)
Day 5 - Monday, 10 February 2025
Richard Slotkin Biography
A Great Disorder: National Myth and the Battle for America Review
Day 6 - Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Michael P. Fischerkeller Biography
Emily O. Goldman Biography
Richard J. Harknett Biography
Cyber Persistence Theory: Redefining National Security in Cyberspace Review 1 (Scroll down to pg. 161) Review 2
Thomas Rid Biography
Cyber War Will Not Take Place (Article)
Day 7 - Thursday, 13 February 2025
Benjamin Buchanan Biography
The Hacker and the State: Cyber Attacks and the New Normal of Geopolitics Review 1 Review 2
Day 8 - Friday, 14 February 2025
Daniel Moore Publisher Description (Click on "Author Information" tab for short biography)
Offensive Cyber Operations: Understanding Intangible Warfare Review Publisher Description
Day 9 - Tuesday, 18 February 2025
Lucas Kello Biography
Striking Back: The End of Peace in Cyberspace - and How to Restore It Publisher Description Book Discussion (YouTube Video)
Day 10 - Thursday, 20 February 2025
Nicole Perlroth Biography (Click on "About the Author")
This is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyber-Weapons Arms Race Review
Day 11 - Friday, 21 February 2025
Rick Howard Biography (Scroll down to "About the Author")
Cybersecurity First Principles: A Reboot of Strategy and Tactics Publisher Description
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