Course Description:
This course examines key considerations for the planning and conduct of information operations at the theater and strategic levels.  The course emphasizes inter-agency and international considerations in the planning and conduct of Information Operations (IO).  The course also examines selected non-U.S. approaches to the strategies for and uses of the full spectrum of information operations by current and potential global competitors and adversaries.  A lesson on strategic legal implications and considerations is also presented, and an in-class exercise examines the use/misuse of IO strategies against an adaptive adversary. The course concludes with a snapshot of current U.S. military IO strategies.

Recommended Attendance:
This course is appropriate for strategic leaders, military planners, and personnel desiring to explore and analyze strategic issues involving information and national security. 

Prerequisites:
Secret clearance is required.

Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to evaluate the specific capabilities and potential contributions of the designated IO organizations, capabilities, and planning tools; evaluate and integrate IO requirements and capabilities within the appropriate phases of the deliberate and crisis planning processes; ascertain the contributions and limitations of IO within a strategic/theater strategic context; compare and contrast selected non-U.S. approaches to and uses of IO; and design an appropriate military strategy for the employment of IO capabilities over a time horizon suited to the effects to be achieved.