Striking Back : Overt and Covert Options to Combat Russian Disinformation.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kent, Thomas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in politics.

Disinformation--Russia (Federation).

Disinformation.

Propaganda, Russian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (299 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Jamestown Foundation, The, 2020.

Summary:

Energizing the debate on how best to expose and deal with Russian propaganda and disinformation, Thomas Kent goes beyond suggesting simple defensive measures. Kent not only calls for more government and private aid to expose Russian operations, but also describes how new, aggressive messaging campaigns against Russian disinformation could be run, the ethical questions involved, and the pros and cons of the West engaging in covert strategies.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

copyright page

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Upside-Down War

Russia's Offensive

A War Like No Other

The Western Response

The Role of Non-Government Actors

About This Book

Ch 1- Who Can Respond to Russian IOs?

Governments

Non-Government Actors

Ch 2- Making Responses More Effective

The Question of Coordination

Making Government More Efficient

Strengthening NGAs

Improving Funding

Doing Better on Social Networks

The Potential of 'Backshops'

The Problem of Security

Ch 3- Of Truth and Propaganda

Is All Persuasion Propaganda?

Who Are We to Preach?

Fearing the Slippery Slope

Ch 4- Communicating to Threatened Populations

Messages and Vehicles

Defense: Fighting Adversary Media

Offense: Pro-Democracy Narratives

Conveying the Narratives

Ch 5- Communicating to Russia's Population

Why Message Russians?

Goals of Messaging

Tone and Segmentation of Content for Russian Audiences

Messaging Themes

The Messengers

Penetrating Russia's Information Space

Ch 6- The Covert Arts

Advocates and Opponents of Covert Action

A Sliding Scale of Ethics

Examples of Covert IOs

Cyber

Disinformation

'How much do we want to know about this?'

Ch 7- Recommendations

IDENTIFY PROBLEMS AND GOALS

STRENGTHEN THOSE OPPOSING RUSSIAN IOS

STRENGTHEN FUNDING MECHANISMS

COMBAT HOSTILE DISINFORMATION

STRENGTHEN PRO-DEMOCRACY MESSAGING

IMPROVE CONTENT FOR RUSSIAN-SPEAKING AUDIENCES

UNDERSTAND THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF COVERT ACTION

Bibliography

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Blank Page.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Kent, Thomas Striking Back

ISBN:

9798987451922

OCLC:

1391441097