THE PSYOPS & CIMIC BINOMIAL IN OPERATIONS (II)
THE PSYOPS & CIMIC BINOMIAL IN OPERATIONS (II)

Summary/Abstract: PSYOPS capabilities are effectively and efficiently used in order to gain the support from the civil population for CIMIC activities. For the most part, the successes achieved by CIMIC provide numerous topics to be capitalised on and valued by PSYOPS through the production and distribution of printed and audio-visual products. In the authors’ opinion, the themes and messages of PSYOPS need real arguments, which are provided by CIMIC, in order to support the legitimacy of the intervention force and the local population’s confidence in the military, also leading to favourable opinions and motivating cooperative attitude among the members of the audience groups. Thus, PSYOPS assists the establishment of a permissive environment for the development of CIMIC activities and the fulfilment of missions’ general objectives. Throughout the operational planning process and during the actual operation, the permanent, reciprocally advantageous coordination between CIMIC and PSYOPS activities is required.

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