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Striking Back - Overt and Covert Options to Combat Russian Disinformation (Paperback)
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Striking Back - Overt and Covert Options to Combat Russian Disinformation (Paperback)
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Disinformation by Russia and its allies has increased sharply in
the past decade, but Western responses have been weak and
uncoordinated. Most democratic countries have relied on defensive
measures, such as media literacy classes and pressure on social
networks to delete Kremlin-controlled accounts. Thomas Kent, the
former president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, proposes an
energetic new strategy: aggressive messaging to combat Russian
information operations, while promoting the values of democracy
that too many in the West have lost faith in. Focusing on Russian
operations in Europe, Africa and Latin America, Kent describes the
reluctance of many Western governments to confront Kremlin
disinformation. Some are afraid of Kremlin retaliation, while
others fear becoming "propagandists" themselves. Kent, a specialist
on communication ethics, delves into the difference between
propaganda and aggressive promotion of the truth. Kent also
describes the little-publicized army of anti-disinformation
warriors, independent of governments, who are already at work
confronting Russian trolls and even doxing Russian soldiers. Along
with independent journalists and fact-checkers, these activists
represent a significant potential threat to Russian disinformation.
But the groups are small and their funding is haphazard.Striking
Back presents concrete recommendations for aggressive messaging to
combat Russian disinformation, including specific themes to
emphasize, the best vehicles for getting messages across, and how
to help those already engaged in the struggle. It also recommends
stepped-up communication to Russia's own citizens, and proposes
strategies in case the Kremlin ever manages to separate the Russian
internet from the rest of the online world. Striking Back concludes
with a chapter on "The Covert Arts." What would be the ethics and
practicality of democratic countries resorting to fake online
accounts themselves, and even their own disinformation? Thomas Kent
goes beyond depicting Russian operations to propose steps that
Western governments, foundations and activists can take now to
confront them.
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