Information Vulnerabilities in the Gray Zone: An Overview of the Republic of the Philippines

Abstract

This topic focuses on the Republic of the Philippines preparedness to function within the modern strategic environment presented by the information revolution, and the changed character of state-on-state geopolitical competition known as gray zone conflict. This consideration of the Philippines information environment includes exploration of the country's privately-owned media giants, the explosive growth of social media among Filipinos, and efforts by Manila to reform its strategic communications apparatus. By considering recent malign actions of Russia using gray zone techniques in the information domain to undermine the sovereignty of its neighbors, this analysis explores the Philippines vulnerability to these types of threats

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 27, 2017
Accession Number
AD1062023

Entities

People

  • John R. Bussolari

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Digital Media
  • Fake News
  • Governments
  • Gray Zone
  • Hybrid Warfare
  • Information Operations
  • Media
  • Mobile Phones
  • National Security
  • Personality
  • Smartphones
  • Social Media
  • Strategic Communications
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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