Part I: Characterizing the Iraqi-Syrian Conflict System

Part I: Characterizing the Iraqi-Syrian Conflict System

Unpacking the Regional Conflict System surrounding Iraq and Syria—Part I: Characterizing the System. Author | Editor: Astorino-Coutois, A. (NSI, Inc). This is Part I of a larger study exploring the dynamics of the central Middle East conflict system. It describes the...
Maneuver and Engagement in the Narrative Space

Maneuver and Engagement in the Narrative Space

Maneuver and Engagement in the Narrative Space. Author | Editor: Munch, R. (TRADOC G-27 TBOC). The paper leverages and melds the latest thinking of academic and operational subject matter experts in fields of organizational and social dynamics, network analysis,...
ISIL’s Intangible Influences and Resolve

ISIL’s Intangible Influences and Resolve

ISIL Influence and Resolve. Author | Editor: Astorino-Coutois, A. & Canna, S. (NSI, Inc). During FY 2014, the SOCCENT Commander requested a short-term effort to understand the psychological, ideological, narrative, emotional, cultural, and inspirational...
Subject Matter Expert (SME) Assessment of ISIL

Subject Matter Expert (SME) Assessment of ISIL

Multi-Method Assessment of ISIL in Support of SOCCENT: Subject Matter Expert Elicitation Summary Report, July – November 2014. Author | Editor: Canna, S. & Rieger, T. (NSI, Inc). From July through November 2014, NSI conducted a Subject Matter Expert (SME)...
Multi-Method Assessment of ISIL in Iraq and Syria

Multi-Method Assessment of ISIL in Iraq and Syria

Multi-Method Assessment of ISIL. Author | Editor: Cabayan, H. (Joint Staff) & Canna, S. (NSI, Inc). SOCCENT has requested a short-term effort to assess the appeal of ISIL, specifically to answer, “What makes ISIL so magnetic, inspirational, and deeply resonant...