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The study presents a novel interpretation of information operations due to changes of military operations and operational environment. It analyses the concepts of information operations of NATO and the great powers. Based on these, it creates a comprehensive definition of information operations and categorizes their capabilities. The paper presents the interaction between the technical and cognitive capabilities of information operations and the role and weight of these capabilities in traditional military operations and during the 4th generation military operations in a civilian environment.

Novel Interpretation of Information Operations in Today’s Changed Operational Environment

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The study presents a novel interpretation of information operations due to changes of military operations and operational environment. It analyses the concepts...

Novel Interpretation of Information Operations in Today’s Changed Operational Environment

Published Online: Dec 17, 2020

Page range: 93 - 102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bsaft-2020-0013

Keywords
Information operations, information superiority, cognitive influence

© 2020 Zsolt Haig, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Novel Interpretation of Information Operations in Today’s Changed Operational Environment

Published Online: Dec 17, 2020

Page range: 93 - 102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bsaft-2020-0013

KeywordsInformation operations, information superiority, cognitive influence

© 2020 Zsolt Haig, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Information operations, information superiority, cognitive influence