How to Deal with a Brainwashed Person
The concept of “brainwashing” sounds more like the realm of sci-fi and horror films than an issue related to substance and addiction, but it...
The History of Brainwashing
Sana Qadar: Clarence Adams was an American soldier in the Korean War when he became a prisoner of war. He was held captive for...
Brainwashing and Deprogramming
They reached their peak in the 1980s, a few elite specialists called deprogrammers. Their hotshot skill was as a sort of psychological exorcist, an...
German expert sounds alarm over RT’s outreach
Political scientist Florian Toepfl urged Berlin to more boldly regulate what he described as “foreign propaganda media”
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AI’s Impact on Public Diplomacy
Recently, I was asked by an American diplomat about the benefits of using AI in public diplomacy activities. The Diplomat stated that as AI...
Ukraine’s propaganda machine is vital for Zelensky: Here is how it works
Kiev is waging an extensive information war against Russia and it began long before the military conflict
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is seen on a...
Kremlin speaking: Homophobia as geopolitics
“The West imposes homosexuality and paedophilia on us”;
“Membership in the European Union (EU) means acceptance of same-sex marriage”;
“European values contradict traditional morality”.
These messages have been aggressively...
How Ukraine Followed the ISIS Playbook
Ukraine is using commercial drones to record frontline victories, uploading videos that verge on the gamification of real-life combat.
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BBC fighting ‘fake news’ with fake Twitter accounts
The state-funded UK broadcaster operates several “sockpuppet” identities representing different political views
A journalist with BBC Verify, the British broadcaster’s new fact-checking spinoff, has admitted...
The Post-Truth Society: How Misinformation is Undermining Political Discourse
The transmission of false information has become a significant problem in political debate as the world gets more digital. The phrase “post-truth” has come...