CLANDESTINE COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE 21ST-CENTURY INSURGENT

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dc.contributor.advisorMcCormick, Gordon H.
dc.contributor.advisorBuettner, Raymond R., Jr.
dc.contributor.authorGunter, Mitchell J.
dc.contributor.departmentInformation Sciences (IS)
dc.contributor.departmentDefense Analysis (DA)
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-17T23:08:26Z
dc.date.available2023-08-17T23:08:26Z
dc.date.issued2023-06
dc.description.abstractThe resurgence of Great Power Competition and the approaching era of conventional military parity in the Pacific emphasizes the need for force multiplicative strategies inclusive of irregular warfare activities. Irregular forces may soon become a primary method of power projection and competition within regions contested by Great Power Competitors. One critical aspect of enabling and employing irregular forces is the provision of concealed or protected communications resources. The purpose of this thesis is to model the predicted impact of clandestine communications support to irregular forces, identify emergent commercial technologies that may be repurposed into clandestine mediums, and highlight the role of irregular forces and requisite clandestine communications within NATO’s Comprehensive Defense Strategy and the U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. This thesis finds that aid to clandestine communications may drastically improve the operational capacity of proxy forces. Further, this thesis finds that clandestine communications may be securely transmitted via steganographic embedding in virtual environments and pLEO satellite downlinks. However, current naval and amphibious operations lack training, education, and modern employment mechanisms for irregular warfare activities. This thesis recommends that the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps immediately adopt and employ irregular warfare activities within their power projection and deterrence strategies.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.en_US
dc.description.serviceCaptain, United States Marine Corpsen_US
dc.identifier.curriculumcode595, Information Warfare, 698, Information Strategy and Political Warfare
dc.identifier.thesisid39698
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/72179
dc.publisherMonterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsThis publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.en_US
dc.subject.authorclandestine communicationsen_US
dc.subject.authorvirtual environmentsen_US
dc.subject.authorproliferated low earth orbiten_US
dc.subject.authorpLEOen_US
dc.subject.authorinsurgenten_US
dc.subject.authorinsurgencyen_US
dc.subject.authoremergent technologiesen_US
dc.subject.authorcommunicationsen_US
dc.subject.authorsatellitesen_US
dc.subject.authorsecurityen_US
dc.subject.authorclandestineen_US
dc.subject.authorcoverten_US
dc.subject.authorunconventionalen_US
dc.subject.authorsteganographyen_US
dc.subject.authorExpeditionary Advanced Base Operationsen_US
dc.subject.authorEABOen_US
dc.subject.authorComprehensive Defenseen_US
dc.subject.authorNATOen_US
dc.subject.authorNATO Special Forces Headquartersen_US
dc.titleCLANDESTINE COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE 21ST-CENTURY INSURGENTen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineInformation Warfare Systems Engineering, Information Strategy and Political Warfareen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMasters, Mastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameMaster of Science in Information Warfare Systems Engineering, Master of Science in Information Strategy and Political Warfareen_US
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