Evaluating the Effectiveness of Public Communication Campaigns and Their Implications for Strategic Competition with Russia

Abstract

Many observers of international affairs have reacted with considerable alarm to Russian efforts to influence the populations of the United States and its allies and partners through tools ranging from more traditional means, such as public diplomacy (including the Russian-supported television channels RT and Sputnik), to more aggressive means, including disinformation, so-called troll farms on social media, and similar measures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1152811

Entities

People

  • Caitlin Mcculloch
  • Stephen Watts

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Education
  • Fake News
  • Governments
  • Information Warfare
  • Language
  • Literature Surveys
  • Mobile Phones
  • National Politics
  • Political Science
  • Public Diplomacy
  • Public Opinion
  • Public Policy
  • Social Media
  • Terrorism
  • United States
  • Violence
  • Warfare

Readers

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