Political Warfare: Struggle for Power, Strategies and Tactics in Modern Governance
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1: Political Warfare: Defines how nations use non-military methods to weaken opponents.
2: Disinformation: Explores the use of false information to destabilize governments.
3: Psychological Warfare: Examines tactics designed to manipulate perceptions and behaviors.
4: Black Propaganda: Covers deceptive communication intended to mislead and harm reputations.
5: Active Measures: Analyzes Soviet-era disruption tactics, still relevant today.
6: Subversion: Discusses undermining institutions from within to weaken states.
7: Agent of Influence: Explores how foreign actors covertly shape policies and opinions.
8: Psychological Operations (U.S.): Reviews U.S. military strategies to influence enemy perceptions.
9: Clandestine HUMINT and Covert Action: Covers intelligence gathering and covert operations in political warfare.
10: Three Warfares: Analyzes China’s blend of psychological, media, and legal warfare.
11: CIA Cryptonym: Reveals the coded language of CIA operations in political warfare.
12: Blowback (Intelligence): Investigates unintended consequences of covert actions that backfire.
13: Office of Policy Coordination: Chronicles the U.S. office responsible for political warfare.
14: Directorate of Operations (CIA): Reviews the CIA division for covert and clandestine activities.
15: CIA Activities in the Soviet Union: Explores the Cold War intelligence conflict with the Soviet Union.
16: Yuri Bezmenov: Details the defector’s revelations on Soviet subversion.
17: Chinese Information Operations: Examines China’s approach to digital-era political warfare.
18: Doolittle Report, 1954: Analyzes the report that reshaped U.S. covert operations.
19: Radio Propaganda: Covers the use of radio broadcasts as a propaganda tool.
20: Active Measures Working Group: Explores U.S. efforts against Soviet disinformation campaigns.
21: Dezinformatsia: Analyzes Soviet disinformation tactics and their modern relevance.
This book provides a thorough understanding of political warfare, equipping readers to analyze its ongoing impact in global politics.
