Format:
xv, 299 Seiten
ISBN:
9780367496432
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9780367496517
Series Statement:
Routledge advances in defence studies
Content:
This book outlines the threats from information warfare faced by the West and analyses the ways it can defend itself. Existing on a spectrum from communication to indoctrination, information can be used to undermine trust, amplify emotional resonance and reformulate identities. The West is currently experiencing an information war, and major setbacks have included: 'fake news'; disinformation campaigns; the manipulation of users of social media; the dissonance of hybrid warfare; and even accusations of 'state capture'. Nevertheless, the West has begun to comprehend the reality of what is happening, and it is now in a position defend itself. In this volume, scholars, information practitioners, and military professionals define this new war and analyse its shape, scope, and direction. Collectively, they indicate how media policies, including social media, represent a form of information strategy, how information has become the 'centre of gravity' of operations, and why the further exploitation of data (by scale and content) by adversaries can be anticipated. For the West, being first with the truth, being skilled in cyber defence, and demonstrating virtuosity in information management are central to resilience and success.
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Literaturangaben, Register
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How did this war start?
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A brief history of propaganda : 'a much maligned and misunderstood word'
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Homo digitalis enters the battlefield
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Truth, cognition and control
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Democracy and contemporary media : what is the problem?
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The changing nature of propaganda : coming to terms with influence in conflict
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Storytelling and the military : 'does my suffering matter?'
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How others fight
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Women, digital imagery and the Islamic State : 'guns and roses'
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Social media, computational propaganda and control in China and beyond
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Russian information war : construct and purpose
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Policy response and how to fight
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Algorithmic media regulation and system resilience in the age of information warfare
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Digital propaganda, counterpublics and the disruption of the public sphere : the Finnish approach to building digital resilience
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Information warfare : theory to practice
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Artificial Intelligence, security and society
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On the horizon
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From Beijing bloggers to Whitehall writers : observations on the 'invisible war'
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War in an age of uncertainty
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781003046905
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe The world information war Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, [2021]
Language:
English
Keywords:
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Author information:
Johnson, Rob 1967-
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