It
is not always true that an alliance of states is stronger than one single
state. The alliances are particularly fragile when its workings are based on
consensus. Consensus at a time of crisis is difficult to build and sustain. And
the key set of actions of the adversary is aimed at breaking the consensus,
creating divisions, exploiting the differences and diverging interests. Furthermore,
the adversary will spend a lot of resources trying to divide public opinion
within the alliance. Public opinion is critical in the information age of
today. The adversary knows it. Actually, very often it pays more attention to
our public opinion than we do. And that´s one of the weaknesses we need to
address. No conflict in this age can be won if we do not carry the vast
majority of the citizens with us.
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