Disinformation and Fake News is a book full of insights from top-notch specialists on information operations. Over last several years, various regions of the world have seen a spike in the use of information operations for geopolitical or commercial reasons. It is critical to gather and compare existing knowledge across regions and sectors in one place. Everybody interested in this fast-developing field should read this volume.
– Jakub Janda, Executive Director, European Values Center for Security Policy, Czech Republic
This book brings together fresh and important perspectives on fake news and the threat of disinformation campaigns. Penned by leading experts and practitioners from around the world, it offers a panoramic view of the impact fake news has had in the online and social spheres, as well as how disinformation campaigns are conducted (and counteracted).
The contributions are written in an accessible manner, with the volume aimedequally at the general interested reader, practitioners and policymakers.
Shashi Jayakumar is Head, Centre of Excellence of National Security (CENS) and Executive Coordinator, Future Issues and Technology, at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.
Benjamin Ang is a Senior Fellow with CENS. He leads the Cyber and Homeland Defence Programme, which explores policy issues around the cyber domain, international cyber norms, cyber threats and conflict, strategic communications and disinformation, law enforcement technology and cybercrime, smart city cyber issues, and national security issues in disruptive technology.
Nur Diyanah Anwar is pursuing her PhD at the National Institute of Education (NIE), NTU. Previously, she was a Senior Analyst with CENS. Her research interests revolve around identity issues, multiculturalism, education, social policies, inequality, and the relations between state and society.
Shashi Jayakumar
News Audiences and Misinformation Tools of Disinformation Fake News Disinformation and National Security Digital Resilience to Fake News Elections and Fake News Hate speech in Myanmar Information manipulation in France Disinformation in Southeast Asia NATO and hybrid warfare threats Lithuanian Elves Fake News and Disinformation in Singapore POFMA Technological Vulnerability Social media and communication
“Disinformation and Fake News is a book full of insights from top-notch specialists on information operations. Over last several years, various regions of the world have seen a spike in the use of information operations for geopolitical or commercial reasons. It is critical to gather and compare existing knowledge across regions and sectors in one place. Everybody interested in this fast-developing field should read this volume.” (Jakub Janda, Executive Director, European Values Center for Security Policy, Czech Republic)
“As ‘disinformation’ has become a common keyword widely used in politics, journalism and civil society, this volume invites readers to step back and consider it as a complex, multidimensional phenomenon. By bringing together studies made by specialists from all over the world and from various disciplines, this volume makes a useful contribution to the academic debate on the issue, grappling too with the conceptual questions surrounding disinformation as a political, cultural and technical issue. Decision makers and citizens seeking an up-to-date assessment of what disinformation means for our societies and how we should (or should not) counter it will also find within some very thought-provoking ideas on how to deal with hybrid threats.” (Kevin Limonier, Associate Professor in Slavic Studies & Geography at the French Institute of Geopolitics (University of Paris 8), and Vice Director of Geopolitics of the Datasphere (GEODE))
“Tackling a topic on the radar of every world leader, this book provides the richness of global perspectives that understanding disinformation requires. For a greater understanding of disinformation and how it operates, take a read.” (Fergus Hanson, Director of the International Cyber Policy Centre, Australian Strategic Policy Institute)
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