text: Chapter 2
  ANALYZE CIVIL NETWORKS
  2-71. CA forces and CAO staff analyze civil network information, which is gained through CND, CR, and CE,
  to have an improved understanding of the strengths, vulnerabilities, capabilities, and motivations of local civil
  networks. Through this analysis, commanders can better understand which civil networks in their AO are friendly,
  neutral, threatening, or unknown in nature. This detailed analysis and mapping of the civil networks allows
  commanders and primary staff entities to decide which networks to engage with and which networks to develop.
  The analysis of civil network information also allows for the identification of critical capabilities, critical
  requirements, and critical vulnerabilities of the civil environment to identify centers of gravity for more effective
  targeting, such as natural resources, transportation, power generation, and protected sites.
  Note: For further information and discussion on the center of gravity, see ADP 5-0.
  2-72. Civil network analysis is a process that identifies and analyzes the relative importance and
  influence of nodes within a civil network through network visualizations and qualitative and
  quantitative analytical methods. CA forces conduct civil network analysis (CNA) utilizing multiple
  methods of network analysis, which include, but are not limited to—
  * Organization mapping.
  * Nodal analysis.
  * Network function analysis.
  * Network template analysis.
  * Critical factors analysis.
  * Link analysis.
  * Social network analysis.
  2-73. CA forces collate, process, analyze, and disseminate this civil network information for integration into
  targeting and operations planning. CAO staff integrate this information into the operations process through CKI
  in order to increase the commander’s and staff’s understanding of the OE and to further refine options for the
  commander to extend the command influence or to produce desired effects in the civil component of the OE.
  2-74. The output of this step is the identification of selected civil networks to be influenced, enhanced,
  enabled, and integrated into operations to support the commander’s mission and update the common
  operational picture, increase shared understanding of the OE, create freedom of action, and/or disrupt threats
  directly or indirectly.
  DEVELOP SELECTED CIVIL NETWORKS
  2-75. CA forces develop civil networks following a detailed analysis of the strengths, capabilities
  vulnerabilities, and motivations of the civil entities that comprise a potential network. Development of these
  civil networks is coordinated with supported command’s targeting and mission planning sections. CA forces
  select and develop civil networks to—
  * Increase their capability and/or capacity for improved shared understanding and assessment of
  the OE.
  * Enable maneuverability of Army forces.
  * Export capacity building to other civil networks.
  * Increase freedom of action for maneuver and maneuver support forces.
  * Enable unified action.
  * Disrupt threats.
  2-76. Civil networks are developed through programs, activities, and directed themes and messages that
  either support a friendly or neutral network or disrupt a threat network. The goal of developing civil networks
  is to provide courses of action that preserve combat power, consolidate gains, conserve finite resources,
  provide freedom of maneuver to friendly forces, and/or deny the enemy freedom of maneuver and access to
  the civilian population.