#134 Daniel (Plato) Morabito on a Comprehensive Theory of Information Warfare

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement by the Information Professionals Association.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During this episode, US Air Force LtCol Dan “Plato” Morabito discusses his</span> <a href= "https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/ASPJ/journals/Volume-35_Issue-3/SC-Morabito.pdf"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">theory of information warfare</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Plato takes what may be considered a first principles approach by defining objectively information, knowledge, and problems with knowing. Then, he assembles a novel taxonomy of information warfare which combines trust, access, and cognition–all of which are required for knowledge creation. After discussing “problems of knowing,” he defines information warfare and a theory for victory.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Research Question</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">:</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">What is the</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">role of the US Government</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">to counter malign influence when the enemy is fighting for a strategic advantage</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">directly</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">with America's center of gravity, the American people, and can this be accomplished while preserving freedom of expression, freedom of the press, and other democratic principles?</span></p> <p><strong>Resources</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://doi.org/10.18278/gsis.6.2.3"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How We Lost the Information War of 2028</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">(December 2021) by Dan “Plato” Morabito</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"