Securitization of Disinformation in NATO’s Lexicon: A Computational Text Analysis
Journal: All Azimuth A Journal of Foreign Policy and Peace
Year: 2022

Following the Russian meddling in the 2016 US elections, disinformation and fake news became popular terms to help generate domestic awareness against foreign information operations globally. Today, a large number of politicians, diplomats, and civil society leaders identify disinformation and fake news as primary problems in both domestic and foreign policy contexts. But how do security institutions define disinformation and fake news in foreign and security policies, and how do their securitiz