Fighting the War of Ideas like a Real War

An innovative re-examination of how the US and its allies should fight the battle of ideas. Written as a companion to Counterinsurgency Field Manual FM 3-24, this book focuses on message strategies that the US should pursue for the immediate term to win the war against Islamist extremism. The author is a professor at The Institute of World Politics in Washington, DC, who directs a graduate program on public diplomacy and political warfare. His students include officials from the Defense Department, State Department, CIA, FBI, DIA, and other agencies.