Striking Back - Thomas Kent
Striking Back - Thomas Kent Disinformation by Russia and its allies has increased sharply in the past decade, but Western responses have been weak and uncoordinated. Thomas Kent, the former president…
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Striking Back - Thomas Kent
Disinformation by Russia and its allies has increased sharply in the past decade, but Western responses have been weak and uncoordinated. Thomas Kent, the former president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, proposes an energetic new strategy: aggressive messaging to combat Russian information operations, while promoting the values of democracy that too many in the West have lost faith in. Most democratic countries have relied on defensive measures, such as media literacy classes and pressure on social networks to delete Kremlin-controlled accounts.
Some are afraid of Kremlin retaliation, while others fear becoming "propagandists" themselves. Focusing on Russian operations in Europe, Africa and Latin America, Kent describes the reluctance of many Western governments to confront Kremlin disinformation. Kent, a specialist on communication ethics, delves into the difference between