Manoilo, A.V. Psychological operations: models and technologies of conflict management.

Abstract: This article examines cultural and civilization approaches to modern models, methods and technologies of psychological management of international and internal political conflicts. In today’s world there is a vast multitude of various methods, means and technologies for psychological warfare to impact conflicts. However, a detailed analysis shows that all of them have clear cultural and civilization-related difference and can be conditionally combined within the framework of four primary ideological approaches: Anglo Saxon, Eastern Asiatic, Middle Eastern (Islamic) and Western European (Roman-Germanic). Keywords: psychological operations, information and psychological wars, conflict management, business, politics, tactics, strategy, tactical schemes, influence, information management, negotiations