Communicating in a Crisis

Lessons from the May Floods in Serbia By Želimir Kešetovic, University of Belgrade, faculty of security studies; Predrag Maric, Republic of Serbia, assistant minister of interior; and Vladimir Ninkovic, University of Belgrade, faculty of…

A Difficult Passage

North Macedonia’s turn to the West By Dr. Bekim Maksuti and Dr. Sebastian von Münchow In March 2019, U.S. Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, then NATO supreme allied commander Europe, reported that Russian disinformation campaigns and…

Listening Without Prejudice

Using blockchain technology to counter propaganda in a ‘fake news’ era By Maj. (Ret.) Susan N. Osembo, Kenya Ministry of Defence Joseph Goebbels, the Reich minister of propaganda in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, is credited by many…

Commanding the Trend

Social media as information warfare By Lt. Col. Jarred Prier, U.S. Air Force The adaptation of social media as a tool of modern warfare should not be surprising. Internet technology evolved to meet the needs of information-age warfare…

The Power of Memes

Why NATO’s member states should embrace the potent digital tool By Maj. Matthew Schleupner, U.S. Army n 2017 there were 2.46 billion unique social media users worldwide. By 2021, the number is expected to exceed 3 billion, according to…

The Age of Post-Truth

Communications challenges on Europe’s eastern flank  By Dr. Ralf Roloff and Dr. Pál Dunay, College of International and Security Studies, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Photos By AFP/GETTY IMAGES States…

Modern Propaganda

A most exquisite and indispensable fifth-generation warfare tool By Joseph Vann, Marshall Center  |  Photos By The Associated Press The art of propaganda is in the midst of a phenomenal revolution that few appreciate. We are witnessing…

Defining Hybrid Warfare

By James K. Wither Following the Russian Federation’s invasion of Crimea in March 2014, hybrid warfare ceased to be a subject studied only by military strategists and entered the wider policy domain as a significant security challenge for…

From Georgia to Crimea

Russia adjusts its information operations to fit the conflict By Emilio J. Iasiello Russia has a long history of propaganda and disinformation operations — techniques it now adapts to the online environment. As the information space…

Deterrence in a Hybrid Environment

Defending against nonlinear threats By Col. John J. Neal, U.S. Army Cold War deterrence theories are no longer sufficient to guide states in the current era of great power competition. The linear concept of military escalation is not…