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The anatomy of Russian information warfare. The Crimean operation, a case study. OSW Point of View Number 42, May 2014

Darczewska, Jolanta (2014) The anatomy of Russian information warfare. The Crimean operation, a case study. OSW Point of View Number 42, May 2014. UNSPECIFIED.

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    Abstract

    The Crimean operation has served as an occasion for Russia to demonstrate to the entire world the capabilities and the potential of information warfare. Its goal is to use difficult to detect methods to subordinate the elites and societies in other countries by making use of various kinds of secret and overt channels (secret services, diplomacy and the media), psychological impact, and ideological and political sabotage. Russian politicians and journalists have argued that information battles are necessary for “the Russian/Eurasian civilisation” to counteract “informational aggression from the Atlantic civilisation led by the USA”. This argument from the arsenal of applied geopolitics has been used for years. This text is an attempt to provide an interpretation of information warfare with the background of Russian geopolitical theory and practice.

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    Subjects for non-EU documents: Countries > Russia
    Subjects for EU documents: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Series and Periodicals: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Annual Reports: UNSPECIFIED
    Series: Series > Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) > Point of View
    Depositing User: Phil Wilkin
    Official EU Document: No
    Language: English
    Date Deposited: 06 Nov 2014 16:42
    Number of Pages: 37
    Last Modified: 10 Nov 2015 13:11
    URI: http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/57173

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