This report focuses on Russia’s reliance on hybrid warfare against Ukraine ever since early 2014. More specifically, the text’s author argues that Moscow has relied heavily on an element of information warfare called “reflexive control,” which is a form of perception management that stresses 1) denial and deception operations (to conceal the presence of Russian forces in Ukraine and their objectives in the conflict), and 2) blustering the West with reminders of Russia’s nuclear power and military prowess. …read more
Putin’s Information Warfare in Ukraine: Soviet Origins of Russia’s Hybrid Warfare
