How to Stop Losing the Information War

"he OSN would have responsibility for developing narratives and counter-narratives on issues of national importance for U.S. communications, based on bottom-up interagency reporting from across the information environment and guidance from the president via the National Security Advisor. Its roles would include leading the informational instruments of power, gauging public opinions, countering mis/disinformation, monitoring and reporting on the effects of adversarial messaging, monitoring the IE as a whole, and disseminating presidential policies and messages. As part of all this, it would coordinate with the DOD’s PSYOP and Public Affairs service members nesting of messaging efforts under accepted national strategic narratives — not unlike how some Combatant Commands operate. As well, the new office might eventually work with NATO partner-equivalent offices to share the costs and burdens in identifying and countering Russian mis- and disinformation.

Importantly, the OSN should be established by executive order, which would head off efforts by more senior agencies to protect their parochial interests by not relinquishing control of assets and budgets."