Howard Gambrill Clark, Ph.D.
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Reviewed and published by Narrative Strategies, LLC (2017)
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This book is a primer for the statesman, strategist, citizen, soldier, student, and civil activist.
Introduces the inception of information warfare 70 millennia ago and surveys 26 centuries of claimed best practices—applicable today more than ever.
Posits that information warfare was the foundation for civilization—predating armies and states—and remains the center of power and strategy writ large.
Concludes that the invisible hand of influence ‘wins’ conflicts before they begin and has the potential to defeat current adversaries through methods unseen.
Draws from literature in the social sciences, humanities, fine arts, and neuroscience; historical examples and observations; and personal experience.
Proposes revolutionary theories.
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An easy, interesting, and hugely informative read. I very much appreciate the author's straight-to-the point style!
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Written in a unique and thoroughly compelling narrative style, Howard has made relearning this once formidable skill within the US national security sector enjoyable as well as informative.
It is no secret that the conflicts we now face are fully those of “influence” more than conventional warfare. The ability to effectively compete on the influence battlefield is, as Howard brilliantly explains, lost to US practitioners. This is not an irrevocable loss and Howard’s book is easily the best book to date on how to reestablish this expertise.
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If you are trying to get on top of what's happening between the U.S. and Russia this is a worthy read...
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As a hard scientist pushing in to the policy world, I found this book fascinating, and immediately useful. This is also a great read for anyone curious about social or political developments in the modern world. I felt the book was exceptionally well-researched, making it both timeless, and (undeniably) timely.
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Interview on Information Warfare: The Lost Tradecraft
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LATE NIGHTS WITH JIM BOHANNON (3 Sep 2014)
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The United States and the West continue to fail in efforts to counter the single al-Qa`ida narrative. Howard Clark, in his brilliantly written book, sets forth a strategy for defeating al-Qa`ida and for ultimately destroying its ideology. This book should be required reading for all those deploying to the war zones and for policymakers responsible for countering violent ideological extremism.
-The Honorable Charles E. Allen, retired U.S. Department of Homeland Security Chief Intelligence Officer and Undersecretary for the Office of Intelligence and Analysis; former CIA (47 year veteran) National Intelligence Officer for Counterterrorism and Counterterrorism Center Deputy Chief.
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This will show new directions to the strategists at a time when they are groping for new approaches. Strategists, specialists as well as common readers will ignore this highly readable book by a soldier-scholar at their own peril.
-Arif Jamal, Author of “Shadow War -- The Untold Story of Jihad in Kashmir”
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Clark's prescriptions are based on wisdom drawn from his field experience. We desperately need this approach.
-Dr. Hassan Abbas, Quaid-i-Azam Professor, Columbia University
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What Revolt Against Al-Qa'ida offers is a blueprint for just that: a program for undermining Al-Qa'ida within the Muslim world and within its recruitment base, by attacking their legitimacy as Muslim scholars, condemning their actions, illustrating the negative outcomes people face for embracing them and highlighting the positive outcomes that Al-Qa'ida affiliation inhibits. Such an approach could drastically cut American military expenditures and loss of life and address a permanent solution to the Al-Qa'ida problem that cannot be found in simply picking off leaders one by one in a rhetorical vacuum.
It's an unusual book. For something that proposes counter-radicalism, it is itself somewhat radical, but it's well worth considering going forward.
-Barnes & Noble
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The slim size of Howard Clark's book How You Can Kill Al Qaeda (in 3 easy steps) belies its ambitious goal.
-US News & World Report
Howard Gambrill Clark's How You Can Kill Al Qaeda deftly married theoretical approaches with practical applications in an accessible and direct format. This book advanced the counterterrorism community toward strategically defeating al-Qa`ida.
-Andrew Black, CEO, Black Watch Global, LLC
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