“Our analysis underscores the need to go beyond the prevalent view according to which what we are witnessing today in the information and communication ecosystem is <<just old propaganda>> coupled with some new technologies. It also emphasizes that one of the major changes happening in today’s international arena is the way information is produced, disseminated, consumed and interpreted under the new technological architectures. In tackling hashtag#disinformation and hashtag#hybrid threats, it’s all about implementation, coordination and understanding how the hyper-connected information ecosystem has been weaponized against itself and its citizens in liberal democracies”.
Conclusion of the chapter authored with Stephan J. Kramer in the book “Europe and the Emerging New Global Order – Rethinking Europe’s Security Framework”, edited by Dr. Heinrich Kreft, Jochen Richter, and Dr. Horst Walther, with a foreword written by Ambassador Christoph Heusgen, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), and the preamble by Diplomatic Council (DC) Secretary General Hang Nguyen.