Information war as a mechanism of conducting international competition by the Russian Federation

Mirosław Banasik; Andrzej Soboń

doi:10.34752/2022-a279

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Title

Information war as a mechanism of conducting international competition by the Russian Federation

Authors

Mirosław Banasik ^{[ 1 ]}
Andrzej Soboń (WBN) ^{[ 2 ][ 6.3 ][ P ]}

^{[ 1 ]} Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach | ^{[ 2 ]} Wydział Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego, Akademia Sztuki Wojennej | ^{[ P ]} employee

Scientific discipline (Law 2.0)

[6.3] Security studies

Year of publication

2022

Published in

Wiedza Obronna

Journal year: 2022 | Journal volume: t. 279 | Journal number: nr 2

Article type

scientific article

Publication language

english

Keywords

EN

Disinformation
Information
Information attack
Information warfare
Information operations
Information warfare means and equipment
Propaganda
Russia

PL

Atak informacyjny
Dezinformacja
Działania informacyjne
Informacja
Propaganda
Rosja
Środki i urządzenia walki informacyjnej
Walka informacyjna

Abstract

EN The article focuses on information war used by the Russian Federation as part of its holistic approach to conducting international competition. Through a critical analysis of Russian literature and operational practice, the mechanisms of its application and challenges to the security of European states were identified. Through the research it was established that the Russian perception of contemporary international rivalry is based on the idea of playing out the struggle in people's minds, and its foundation is the concept of new generation war. The article justifies that information war is a holistic concept of influencing people's cognitive sphere and forming their behavioral attitudes in line with Russia's expectations. Moreover, it is suggested that in the strategic dimension, information war allows to achieve the goals of international rivalry or create conditions for achieving them, without the need for military force. In this context, conducting information campaigns integrated with psychological operations in cyberspace is a weapon of the Russian government, which is used to discredit legitimate authorities and weaken the political, economic and social systems of European states.

Date of online publication

11.2022

Pages (from - to)

11 - 37

DOI

10.34752/2022-a279

URL

http://wiedzaobronna.edu.pl/index.php/wo/article/view/158

Comments

Bibliografia na stronach 34-36.

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CC BY-SA (attribution - share alike)