Understanding and Defending Against Russia's Malign and Subversive Information Efforts in Europe

Abstract

The increasing frequency and intensity of information aggression targeting the United States and its European allies demands more thorough consideration of concepts and practices for protecting against, resisting, and mitigating the effects of psychological manipulation and influence. In this report, RAND Corporation researchers describe apparent Russian efforts at using information to shape Russia's operating environment, focusing on the European context; review and apply existing research on influence and manipulation to Russia's efforts; and draw from existing practice to describe possible defensive approaches that United States European Command (USEUCOM) and its various inter- and intraorganizational partners, as well as international partners (governmental and nongovernmental), can use when defending against these actions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1145376

Entities

People

  • Alyssa Demus
  • Christopher Edward Paul
  • Elina Treyger
  • Hilary Reininger
  • Marek N. Posard
  • Miriam Matthews

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cognition
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • International Law
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy
  • Social Media
  • Sociopolitics
  • Terrorism
  • United States European Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Strategic Security Studies