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An introduction to digital influence warfare -- Goals and strategies : influencing with purpose -- Tactics and tools : technical dimensions of digital influence warfare -- Psychologies of persuasion : human dimensions of digital influence warfare -- Exploiting the digital influence silos in America -- Information dominance and attention dominance -- Concluding thoughts and concerns for the future.

Part I : definitions and historical frameworks. An introduction to terrorism : terms, definitions and the quest for power -- Surfing the historical "waves" of terrorism -- Terrorist groups as learning organizations -- Part II : Underlying contexts that motivate and facilitate terrorism. Grievances and opportunities : an introduction -- Radicalization -- Media and the internet -- Economic dimensions -- Financial and criminal dimensions -- Political dimensions -- Part III : Terrorist group ideologies and strategies. Ethnonationalist/separatist terrorism -- Left-wing terrorism -- Right-wing terrorism -- Religious terrorism -- Al-Qaeda, part 1 : history and evolution -- Al-Qaeda, Part 2 : ideology and targeting strategies -- Part IV : The worst weapons of terrorism. Suicide bombings -- Weapons of mass destruction : an introduction -- Assessing the WMD terrorist threat -- Part V : Concluding thoughts. The future of terrorism

Intro -- HOW TO GO TO YOUR PAGE -- Editor's Note -- Volume 1: Strategic and Tactical Considerations -- CONTENTS - Volume 1 -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Strategic and Tactical Considerations: An Introduction -- Part I: Strategic and Policy Dimensions -- 2 U.S. Grand Strategy for Countering Islamist Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century -- 3 Thinking Strategically: Can Democracy Defeat Terrorism? -- 4 Twenty-First Century Insurgencies: Understanding the Use of Terrorism as a Strategy -- 5 Developing and Implementing a Counterterrorism Policy in a Liberal Democracy -- 6 Morality, Ethics, and Law in the Global War on Terrorism (The Long War) -- 7 The Critical Role of Interagency Cooperation in Countering Suicide Bombings -- 8 The U.S. Government's Counterterrorism Research and Development Programs -- Part II: Hard Power -- 9 National Objectives in the Hands of Junior Leaders -- 10 Engaging Military Contractors in Counterterrorism and Security Operations -- 11 Manhunting: A Process to Find Persons of National Interest -- 12 Guerilla Warfare and Law Enforcement: Combating the 21st-Century Terrorist Cell within the United States -- 13 Combating Terror in U.S. Communities: The SWAT Mission -- Part III: Soft Power -- 14 Denying Terrorists Sanctuary through Civil Military Operations -- 15 Battlefronts in the War of Ideas -- 16 The Centrality of Ideology in Counterterrorism Strategies in the Middle East -- 17 Public Diplomacy as Strategic Communication -- 18 Cyber Mobilization: The Neglected Aspect of Information Operations and Counterinsurgency Doctrine -- 19 The Key Role of Psychological Operations in Countering Terrorism -- Part IV: Intelligence and Counterintelligence -- 20 The Contemporary Challenges of Counterterrorism Intelligence -- 21 Multinational Intelligence Cooperation.

The digital age has greatly expanded the terrain and opportunities for a range of foreign influence efforts. A growing number of countries have invested significantly in their capabilities to disseminate online propaganda and disinformation worldwide, while simultaneously establishing information dominance at home. This introductory essay provides a brief examination of terms, concepts, and examples of these efforts and concludes by reviewing how the articles of this issue of the Journal of Advanced Military Studies contribute to our understanding of political warfare and propaganda.