Thoughts about a General Theory of Influence in a DIME/PMESII/ASCOP/IRC2 Model

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dc.contributor.authorScott, Keith
dc.contributor.authorKodalle, Thorsten
dc.contributor.authorOrmrod, Dave
dc.contributor.authorSample, Char
dc.date.acceptance2019-04-01
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-03T14:26:27Z
dc.date.available2019-06-03T14:26:27Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThe leading question of this paper is: “How would influence warfare (“iWar”) work and how can we simulate it?” The paper discusses foundational aspects of a theory and model of influence warfare by discussing a framework built along the DIME/PMESII/ASCOP dimension forming a prism with three axes. The DIME concept groups the many instruments of power a nation state can muster into four categories: Diplomacy, Information, Military and Economy. PMESII describes the operational environment in six domains: Political, Military, Economic, Social, Information and Infrastructure. ASCOPE is used in counter insurgency (COIN) environments to analyze the cultural and human environment (aka the “human terrain”) and encompasses Areas, Structures, Capabilities, Organization, People and Events. In addition, the model reflects about aspects of information collection requirements (ICR) and information capabilities requirements (ICR) - hence DIME/PMESII/ASCOP/ICR2. This model was developed from an influence wargame that was conducted in October 2018. This paper introduces basic methodical questions around model building in general and puts a special focus on building a framework for the problem space of influence/information/hybrid warfare takes its shape in. The article tries to describe mechanisms and principles in the information/influence space using cross discipline terminology (e.g. physics, chemistry and literature). On a more advanced level this article contributes to the Human, Social, Culture, Behavior (HSCB) models and community. One goal is to establish an academic, multinational and whole of government influence wargamer community. This paper introduces the idea of the perception field understood as a molecule of a story or narrative that influences an observer. This molecule can be drawn as a selection of vectors that can be built inside the DIME/PMESII/ASCOP prism. Each vector can be influenced by a shielding or shaping action. These ideas were explored in this influence wargame.en
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dc.identifier.citationKodalle, T., Ormrod, D., Scott, K., and Sample, C. (2019) Thoughts about a General Theory of Influence in a DIME/PMESII/ASCOP/IRC2 Model. Proceedings of 18th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security ECCWS 2019, Academic Conferences and Publishing International, Reading. [forthcoming]en
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/17897
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dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.publisherAcademic Conferences and Publishing Internationalen
dc.researchinstituteMedia and Communication Research Centre (MCRC)en
dc.titleThoughts about a General Theory of Influence in a DIME/PMESII/ASCOP/IRC2 Modelen
dc.typeArticleen

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