The menace of unreality
Subtitle: $b how the Kremlin weaponizes information, culture and money / $c by Peter Pomerantsev and Michael Weiss
Contributors: Weiss, Michael (Journalist), author; Institute of Modern Russia (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Institute of Modern Russia
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 41
Subjects: Russian Propaganda; Disinformation; Ukraine Conflict, 2014-; Foreign relations; Information warfare
Description: Twenty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, Russia is posing a new challenge to the Western world. Since Russia's annexation of Crimea early this year and consequent invasion of eastern Ukraine, the West has been forced to face the reality of what Russia has become under president Vladimir Putin's rule, a revanchist and militarily revitalized country with imperial ambitions. In less than a decade, the Kremlin has learned to use the principles of liberal democracy against the West, developing innovative propaganda techniques and eventually accomplishing what has been called the 'weaponization of information.' The Kremlin has played a crucial role in Russian coverage of the Ukraine conflict: state media, fueled by millions of dollars, has spread blatant misinformation, creating a frenzied atmosphere of suspicion and hostility. In the twenty-first century, information warfare has become the world's primary form of warfare, and effective countermeasures have yet to be developed. The report aims to help members of governments, civil society, and the media understand how the Kremlin's propaganda machine works and the challenges it presents to the West. It also provides a set of recommendations for how best to confront these challenges.
Notes: Cover title.

"A Special Report presented by The Interpreter, a project of the Institute of Modern Russia"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Available via Internet September 29, 2015: http://imrussia.org/media/pdf/Research/Michael_Weiss_and_Peter_Pomerantsev__The_Menace_of_Unreality.pdf
Table of contents: title: Introductions; title: Executive summary; title: Background; title: The Kremlin tool kit; title: The new, non-linear internationale; title: Ukraine and the advent of non-linear war; title: Responses to 21st-century challenges; title: Recommendations.