Spreading the “Smog of War”: The Impact of Propaganda, Social Media, and OSINT on U.S. Civil-Intelligence Relations
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-6-2024
Abstract
Propaganda, more politely called ‘information operations’ these days, has been a prominent feature of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Both the Russians and Ukrainians have used propaganda to court global public opinion, shape military operations, and secure or destabilize alliances. However, although they have each tried to control the war’s narrative through propaganda, they cannot control social media – the enormous, entangled web of technology, actors, and interests that allows billions of users to interact, argue, and influence. This article will explain how the combination of propaganda and social media in the Russo-Ukrainian War has destabilized American civil-intelligence relations and raised political, social, and ethical questions concerning the role of citizens, both individually and collectively, in foreign wars.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2024.2322803
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Intelligence and National Security, v. 39, issue 3, p. 539-553.
Scholar Commons Citation
Oakley, David P. and Rogg, Jeff, "Spreading the “Smog of War”: The Impact of Propaganda, Social Media, and OSINT on U.S. Civil-Intelligence Relations" (2024). GNSI Faculty and Staff Publications. 5.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gnsi_facpub/5
