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One of the objectives set out as part of the Netwar in Cyberia Research Project is to produce a strategic-level assessment of the information environment in which extremist groups operate. This will allow an analysis of collective and emergent behaviors within complex information systems and the identification of factors which could influence the success of Public Diplomacy responses to Jihadist online content.
![Photo reprinted courtesy Christiaan Colen via Flickr Cyber Attacks, by Christiaan Colen](https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/sites/default/files/styles/275x168/public/uploads/20772328793_14d458b92c_k.jpg?itok=QFqi7zZE)
Forget proxy metrics and studying a single Twitter list—this is what Jihadist information dissemination really looks like.
![Photo reprinted Leopoldo Christie via Wikimedia Commons Escenas de la Guerra contra ISIS](https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/sites/default/files/styles/275x168/public/uploads/ISIS_COLLAGE.png?itok=VG0OeUuA)
The U.S. State Department's new move to combat ISIS in the information wars.
Professor Joseph Nye and former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage correctly pointed out that to solve the biggest problems we need a mix of hard and soft power — which they termed “smart power.” […] What would a smart power campaign directed against the challenges represented by the Islamic State look like?
![Photo reprinted courtesy Karl-Ludwig Poggemann, via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/pDFUKB Video still from an Islamic State training video](https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/sites/default/files/styles/275x168/public/uploads/15522702841_e6be090000_o.jpg?itok=XgC_9lTH)
Philip Seib on encouraging developments in the diplomatic response to terrorism.