South American Countries Argentina and Brazil, Andthe Strategic Information Operations

This study highlights the importance of Argentina and Brazil in considering the incorporation of InformationOperations into their national defense strategies. The analysis compares the relationship between military powerand National Defense, based on the strategic planning structures of Argentina and Brazil in South America,making the connection with the possibilities of Information Operations. The U.K. and Russian strategies areanalyzed to derive a relationship between the relevance of Information Operations in the ongoing competitionof the world's leading countries. The article investigates whether the organizational strategic planning model ofthe South American countries Argentina and Brazil is adequate for the information strategy, as the great powershave adopted it. The conclusion points out that the organizational model of strategic planning in the SouthAmerican countries of Argentina and Brazil needs to be revised to face the informational strategic trend.