Author (Person) | Darczewska, Jolanta |
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Publisher | Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) |
Series Title | OSW Point of View |
Series Details | No. 50 (May 2015) |
Publication Date | 19/05/2015 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
By highlighting informational threats and giving them a military dimension, the authors of the Russian Federation's military doctrine have outlined the concept of information warfare. It is a kind of combat conducted by both conventional and indirect methods, open and concealed, using military and civilian structures. It has two dimensions: broader ("non-nuclear containment", i.e. combat waged on various levels - political, economic, diplomatic, humanitarian, military) and narrower (as an element supporting of action). An analysis of these issues enables us to identify several rising trends over the period 2000-2014 in Russian security policy. These boil down to a blurring of the boundaries between internal and external threats, introducing non-military methods and organisational structures to armed combat, and conferring an ideological character on this combat. This leads to a blurring of the contours of inter-state conflicts, which allows Russia to take part in armed conflicts in which it is not officially a party. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://aei.pitt.edu/64227/ |
Countries / Regions | Russia |