A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION WARFARE THEORIES IN THE US AND RUSSIA’S OFICIAL DOCUMENTS
Violeta STRATAN İLBASMIŞ Turcia, Izmir
Аннотация
This paper discusses the Russian and American information warfare theory perspectives pointed out in these countries’ official documents. In order to provide an exhaustive presentation of the theoretical differences, several official documents were consulted and the most relevant features were emphasised in the paper. The article argues that both approaches are in no way a new phenomenon. After underlining the essential theoretical concepts and related terminology, the article focuses on pointing out the main differences and similarities between these two countries’ information warfare theories. The article concludes that both Information Warfare perspectives are continuously evolving and developing. Also, it should be mentioned that the USA documents are focusing more on the technical area of information warfare, whilst the Russian theory, in addition to technical dimension, emphasizes the information-psychological aspect of this concept as well.
Keywords: information warfare, USA, Russia, information strategy, information dominance, mass media, information security, modern conflicts, propaganda.
