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Russian information activity is routinely analyzed as communication. That classification fails. The observed effects — delayed decisions, fragmented coalitions, persistent ambiguity — do not depend on belief, persuasion, or narrative coherence. They persist even when messages are discredited or contradictory. ...
To demonstrate this, the analysis does not speculate and does not rely on external polemic. It subjects a recent RUSI commentary on Russian hybrid escalation to forensic falsification using RUSI’s own institutional corpus and longitudinal indicators. The result is not a competing narrative, but a structural finding: the escalation ...
This paper is written as a structural companion to a recent European Policy Centre analysis examining Europe’s transition toward greater strategic responsibility in transatlantic security. Europe is undergoing a strategic transition shaped by growing uncertainty in the transatlantic security relationship and sustained external pressure.
Narrative Warfare, Plain and Precise How can one man like Bin Laden shake the United States? Why do democracies erode today? How can armies fall without a single shot being fired? If you want to understand why narratives are weapons — read. Narratives are raw, primordial power. ...
