{"id":14143,"date":"2021-05-08T14:10:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T14:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/?p=14143"},"modified":"2021-05-08T14:11:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T14:11:39","slug":"the-evolution-of-strategic-influence-by-ltc-susan-gough-april-2003-u-s-army-war-college-strategy-research-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/the-evolution-of-strategic-influence-by-ltc-susan-gough-april-2003-u-s-army-war-college-strategy-research-project\/","title":{"rendered":"The Evolution of Strategic Influence by LTC Susan Gough, April 2003 (U.S. Army War College Strategy Research Project)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Background<\/h3>\n<p>This paper will examine the evolution of how the U.S. Government and the Department of<br \/>\nDefense have organized to conduct strategic influence as an instrument of national power, from<br \/>\nthe Psychological Warfare Division of World War II, 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