Strategic Assessment

The battle over consciousness has always been a part of confrontations between states and societies, but its relative weight in these confrontations has risen considerably in recent years. Terrorist organizations in general and radical Islamic groups in particular were among the first to understand the change in the nature of the battle over consciousness. In order to challenge the radical organizations in this battle, it is necessary to forge a joint effort at both the national and the international levels. What has been done to date in this field is very little, and in no way reflects the enormity of the challenge and its importance to modern warfare.