Estonia Reacts: Confronting Russian Manipulation Techniques

Abstract

Russian influence operations aim to shape Estonia as an undemocratic community and a problematic partner for Estonia's allies. This media offensive is focused both on splitting Estonian society and using media tools to conduct foreign policy. Fake accounts from Russia are designed to interfere with internal Estonian discussions and polarize people's views, distort topics, and escalate public debates. Russia offers covert financial assistance, if necessary, to the Estonian government's opponents; discredits officials by stealing and leaking internal information; and intentionally spreads false information in social media, a specific way to target youth. Estonia's leadership has responded to these challenges.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1141298

Entities

People

  • Timothy Thomas

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cyberattacks
  • Ethnic Groups
  • European Union
  • Fake News
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • International Law
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Propaganda
  • Social Media
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.