Abstract The changes occurring in the contemporary world are related to the dynamics of the development of modern technologies and its impact on life of almost every person. Currently, as never before in human history, “everything is interconnected” through ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) networks and systems, creating the so-called [...]

Introduction  Relations between Poland and Lithuania play an important role in maintaining regional stability in Central- and Eastern Europe and therefore are being constantly tested by adversaries. Deeply committed to strengthening NATO’s defense and security capabilities on the eastern flank,  both countries tighten civil and military cooperation. To hinder this [...]

This report reflects only the report publisher’s views and does not constitute an official position of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The unabridged version of the report in PDF format is available here: Management summary In this report, we present a short review of the infosphere-based information and psychological [...]

Authors: Maksym Sijer, Wojciech Pokora This report has been prepared with support from IRI’s Beacon Project. The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not reflect those of IRI. Table of contents: Executive Summary Introduction Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) refers to actions undertaken by hostile [...]

Introduction The passing year 2021 is a particularly unique time period from the perspective of studying the phenomenon of disinformation. On the one hand, we are dealing with a rapidly increasing awareness of the prevalence and mass occurrence of disinformation in the information space, which translates into the interest of [...]

Introduction  On September 10-16, 2021 both the culminating and final stage of the joint exercises  conducted by the armed forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus under  the code name of Zapad-2021 (West-2021) took place. As officially described by the Ministry  of Defense of the Russian Federation, [...]

Introduction Information operations conducted by Russian Federation against its political adversaries are often portrayed – especially in media – as well coordinated multi-level tasks performed and planned by highly specialized entities gathered in a centralized state’s command structure and managed directly by the Kremlin. Such a description helps understand strategic [...]

Kamil Basaj @KBasaj CEO of the INFO OPS Poland Foundation, talked to Izabela Wojtyczka, editor-in-chief of the @WarsawReview, about manipulation, information warfare and extensive disinformation operations In the twenty-first century, the concept of war and fight between states has changed. Nowadays, threats to state security can be observed primarily on [...]