Author : Keir Giles
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788896898161
Total Pages : 77 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (981 download)
Book Synopsis Handbook of Russian Information Warfare by : Keir Giles
Download or read book Handbook of Russian Information Warfare written by Keir Giles and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Along with other Russian instruments of power, the concept of information warfare has become the subject of sudden intense interest in the West since the start of the crisis over Ukraine in 2014. However, also in common with aspects of Russian power which had been largely disregarded since the end of the Soviet Union, it is by no means a new phenomenon. Instead, it reflects enduring principles of the Russian approach to competition between states, extensively updated and renewed as part of Russia's recent preparations for conflict in conditions of overall conventional inferiority ... Sections in this guide cover the basic concepts and terminology of Russian information warfare; its aims and objectives; the history and development of the current approach, and what can be learned from it; features of current implementation by Russia; and finally, rapid and ongoing evolution and possible future challenges. Two themes recur throughout the handbook: the waging of information warfare during notional peacetime; and the holistic, all-encompassing nature of the 'information' that is both the subject and the medium of the conflict ... For Russia, contest with the West in the information domain has already begun. Ongoing information warfare is 'a regular feature of the country's news and current affairs coverage.' Furthermore, information warfare can cover a vast range of different activities and processes seeking to steal, plant, interdict, manipulate, distort or destroy information. The channels and methods available for doing this cover an equally broad range, including computers, smartphones, real or invented news media, statements by leaders or celebrities, online troll campaigns, text messages, vox pops by concerned citizens, YouTube videos, or direct approaches to individual human targets. Recent Russian campaigning provides examples of all of the above and more"--Introduction.