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Irregular Warfare Podcast
Subversion: The Strategic Weaponization of Narratives
Oct 20, 2023
The podcast discusses how revisionist states are utilizing strategic narratives as a weapon to sow political chaos. It explores investments in information operations and the challenges faced by liberal democracies. The speakers also delve into case studies on subversion in the UAE and Russia, highlighting the strategic weaponization of narratives to undermine civil society. Additionally, it analyzes the vulnerabilities in democratic systems to combat subversive information.
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- Revisionist states are leveraging networked information systems to sow political chaos in target societies through the strategic weaponization of narratives.
- Digital authoritarian regimes like China and Russia heavily invest in the information space to spread political chaos within civil societies and influence global public opinion.
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Subversion in Information Warfare
This podcast episode explores how states weaponize strategic narratives to control the information space and achieve their interests. Using case studies of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Russia, the episode highlights how subversion is used domestically to demobilize civil societies. It also examines how authoritarian regimes export these tactics abroad to manipulate the discourse in Western democracies. The tension between digital authoritarian regimes and liberal democracies is discussed, emphasizing the vulnerabilities of open societies to information warfare. The episode concludes with policy recommendations, stressing the need for policymakers to engage with the information space, academics to adopt a multidisciplinary approach, and practitioners to develop a deeper understanding of information operations.
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