Jyri Raitasalo
Security, Eurasia
Much of the discussion on deterrence and “real” defense capability is lost in the noise provided by the narrative that accentuates fake news.
Fake news, information warfare and the weaponization of information have become everyday topics within the Western strategic discourse. According to the dominant Western view it is the cyber domain together with the all-penetrating social media that form the dangerous cocktail that makes democratic Western societies vulnerable to the predatory policies and actions of adversarial states. Although the weaponization of information has become a household word connected to many actors, Russia is at the epicenter of …read more
Source: The National Interest