Instigations of Separatism in the Baltic States
Publisher: ECMI Volume: 18 pages, pdf Description: Accompanying the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, a so-called ‘information war’ has been deployed by both sides in attempts to denounce the legitimacy of the other side’s claims. In a broader context, Russia and not only Ukraine, but also European Union member states and the United States of America are themselves engaged in a ‘war of words’, making frequent use of the tropes of fascism and anti-fascism, a situation in which news reports are seen as an essential tool to secure people’s allegiances. Moreover, in this context, as a recent report written by Peter Pomerantsev and Michael Weiss argues, the Kremlin is particularly skillful at weaponizing information, money and culture / ideas, in the service of a new vision of ‘hybrid’ or ‘non-linear’ war.