Identity

Disrupting the Nation as Self: Russia’s Attack on Ukrainian Ontological Security through Information Warfare

Abstract:

Existing research in the field of Ontological Security Theory (OST) within international relations (IR) explores the self in relation to the identity of the individual and of statehood. This article conceptualizes Russian Information Warfare (RIW), premised on OST, as the method utilized in its information-psychological operations against states. Russia seeks to redefine the identity of states through societal erosion, committing historical revisionism, while replacing existing international structures with a civilizational multipolar worldview. From this perspective, Russia conducts information operations against Ukraine, waging RIW against democratic values and the minds of the people, regardless of combatant status.

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Volume 25, Issue 2

Journal of Information Warfare

The definitive publication for the best and latest research and analysis on information warfare, information operations, and cyber crime. Available in traditional hard copy or online.

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