The World Information War: Western Resilience, Campaigning, and Cognitive Effects - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0367496437 ISBN 13: 9780367496432

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2021

Riassunto

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.

This book will be of much interest to students of strategic studies, information warfare, propaganda studies, cyber-security, and International Relations.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Timothy Clack is the Chingiz Gutseriev Fellow at the University of Oxford, UK, and co-editor of the Routledge Advances in Defence Studies series.

Robert Johnson is the Director of the Changing Character of War Centre at the University of Oxford, UK.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0367496437
• ISBN 13: 9780367496432
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 316
• Redattore: Clack Timothy, Johnson Robert
• Contatto del produttore: Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis; gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com; ; Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24; München; 80331; Germania