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6 - Different Shades of Information and Communication in Armed Conflict: White, Grey and Black

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2023

Iulian Chifu  and
Greg Simons
By
Greg Simons
Iulian Chifu
Affiliation:
National Defence University, Bucharest
Greg Simons
Affiliation:
Uppsala Universitet, Sweden
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Summary

Armed conflict not only concerns kinetic elements in a physical contest, but also a parallel competition for information dominance to influence and persuade audiences. Information Operations and Influence Activity are used to motivate and justify military operations, because warfare is a highly political and politicised activity that requires representation and interpretation to justify beginning or continuing wars.

Keywords

communicationarmed conflictpropaganda (white, grey and black)geopoliticsphysical domaininformation domaincognitive domain
Type
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Information
Rethinking Warfare in the 21st Century
The Influence and Effects of the Politics, Information and Communication Mix
 , pp. 143 - 183
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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