The Role of Information Superiority in the Global War on Terrorism

Organizational agility, thoughtful purpose in information/intelligence-sharing and collaboration, speed of action and decision-making are critical elements to winning the War on Terrorism. These elements define the guidance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Peter Pace, United States Marine Corps. The role of each element should be considered in the knowledge discovery process and a focused, yet adaptive, approach should be adopted in the effort toward terrorist/extremist early cueing, identification, and warning.

Authors and Affiliations

1. USAF, National Guard Bureau, Director of Intelligence,  

   Annette Sobel

Editors and Affiliations

1. School of Information and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine

   Sharad Mehrotra

2. MIS Department, University of Arizona, 85721, Tucson, AZ, USA

   Daniel D. Zeng

3. Department of Management Information Systems, Eller College of Management, The University of Arizona, 85721, AZ, USA

   Hsinchun Chen

4. University of Texas at Dallas,  

   Bhavani Thuraisingham

5. Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China

   Fei-Yue Wang

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