Greg Treverton
Influence Operations and the Intelligence/Policy Challenges
This conference aimed to assess influence operations, especially those con
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ducted by Russia, in the context of changing relations between intelligence and
policy and the emerging challenges for intelligence. With regard to influence
operations, the challenge is to:
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“Identify” (How do we separate state sponsored disinformation
from stupidity)
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“Understand” (How do we understand Influence Operations and
how do we put it into a context for senior policy makers and how
can we learn to understand the underlying factors and why it hap
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pens)
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“Counter” (how should we vaccinate our civil servants (including
the need for disseminating threat information) and enhance the
critical approach within media.)"