I would like to see Indian media dissect strategy and motives the way aussies & other western country do. Read this and the reasoning applies to India as well.
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https://www.news.com.au/technology/...n/news-story/506eadcfc8974daf5184d1b8be473628
What it is about is the damage one tweet has done to an international political target.
“I see the tweet as an attempt to capitalise on circumstances with an active measure. Active measures involve disinformation that takes on a life of its own,” Dr Rogers said.
“Active measure” is a phrase assigned to a weaponised lie. Traditionally, it’s called propaganda.
“[Political scientist] Thomas Rid wrote that active measures in the current information environment are more active and less measured than ever before. They are dangerous and can blowback in unpredictable ways. I think this is a significant misstep by Beijing,” he said.
Dr Rogers sees three main targets and purposes for the tweet.
“The tweet targets the morale of Australian servicemen and women, both currently serving and the veteran community. Morale is already low after the IGADF report. The tensions within defence are under strain, and this disinfo exacerbates that,” he said.
“It also targets the divisions with Australian society over the status and function of the military – the normal frictions that always exist in rule-of-law societies around civilian/military relations. As David Kilcullen wrote in The Australian, there is a question of political accountability here too.
“Finally, it targets the trust that the ADF enjoys with its international partners, particularly in our region. An undermining of that status assists Beijing’s goal of fracturing regional solidarity.”
Australia is a nation that presents itself to the world as a trusted “middle power”. A nation that puts principle on a pedestal. A nation deserving of trust.
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https://www.news.com.au/technology/...n/news-story/506eadcfc8974daf5184d1b8be473628
What it is about is the damage one tweet has done to an international political target.
“I see the tweet as an attempt to capitalise on circumstances with an active measure. Active measures involve disinformation that takes on a life of its own,” Dr Rogers said.
“Active measure” is a phrase assigned to a weaponised lie. Traditionally, it’s called propaganda.
“[Political scientist] Thomas Rid wrote that active measures in the current information environment are more active and less measured than ever before. They are dangerous and can blowback in unpredictable ways. I think this is a significant misstep by Beijing,” he said.
Dr Rogers sees three main targets and purposes for the tweet.
“The tweet targets the morale of Australian servicemen and women, both currently serving and the veteran community. Morale is already low after the IGADF report. The tensions within defence are under strain, and this disinfo exacerbates that,” he said.
“It also targets the divisions with Australian society over the status and function of the military – the normal frictions that always exist in rule-of-law societies around civilian/military relations. As David Kilcullen wrote in The Australian, there is a question of political accountability here too.
“Finally, it targets the trust that the ADF enjoys with its international partners, particularly in our region. An undermining of that status assists Beijing’s goal of fracturing regional solidarity.”
Australia is a nation that presents itself to the world as a trusted “middle power”. A nation that puts principle on a pedestal. A nation deserving of trust.
