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Use of Information-Communication Technology in American-Iraqi Conflict 2003-2004
Uroš Svete
Sažetak
In the present article we analysed the role and significance of Information-communication technology (ICT) in modern conflicts whereby the case study of American-Iraqi conflict during the year 2003-2004 was chosen to research. This conflict was divided into three stages: preparing, direct open confrontation (operation Iraqi Freedom) and postconflict stage which started when the major military operations ended and in the same time when Iraqi asymmetric rebellion started to begin. We tried to answer the question how both sides used ICT for preparing on the coming war as well as how especially American side used ICT within its military forces and weapon systems (implementation of network centric warfare concept). In the second part of the contribution we analysed how Iraqi rebels used ICT and other electronic media as an asymmetric warfare mean. At the same time the ICT influence
for the conflict outcome was critically estimated. The main scientific originality lies especially in combining social (defence studies) and informatics research methods as well as communication research methods for propaganda analysing. We were trying to prove that
holistic research of ICT role in modern conflicts is possible only under condition of interdisciplinary research approach.
Ključne riječi
Information-communication technology (ICT); operation Iraqi Freedom; information and psychological operations; public opinion; asymmetric warfare; terrorism; information power sources
Hrčak ID:
2530
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.12.2004.
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