Soviet Active Measures and Disinformation: Overview and Assessment

Abstract

Lately there has been increased public attention regarding Soviet "disinformation" and "active measures." attempts by Moscow to influence political attitudes and public opinion in non-communist countries through deceptive and often covert means. Yet serious analysis has been limited. There has been a great deal of focus on Moscow's espionage endeavors, but this other facet of the Kremlin's intelligence operations has received far less scrutiny, either by the press or academics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA521468

Entities

People

  • Dennis Kux

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Communist Countries
  • Fake News
  • Information Operations
  • Public Opinion
  • Security
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Systems Analysis and Design