5. The Evolution of China’s Information Exploitation of COVID-19

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Foreword ix
4. PREFACE xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Section I. Deterrence as an Evolving Concept
7. 1. Deterrence Is Always about Information: A New Framework for Understanding 23
8. 2. Nuclear Crisis Management for the Information Age 39
9. 3. Deterrence by De-legitimization in the Information Environment: Concept, Theory, and Practice 63
10. Section II. Wider Strategic Context and Experiences
11. 4. Understanding Russia’s Approaches to Information Warfare 81
12. 5. The Evolution of China’s Information Exploitation of COVID-19 119
13. 6. Deterrence in the Gaza Conflict: Hamas Case Study Analysis 143
14. 7. Resilience as a Framework for Deterrence in the Information Age: Lessons Learned from Israel about Information and Influence Operations 163
15. Section III. Canada’s Context
16. 8. Deterrence and Strategic Disinformation: An Overview of Canada’s Responses 189
17. 9. Exit, Voice, or Loyalty? Functional Engagement as Cyber Strategy for Middle Power Statecraft 211
18. Section IV. Emerging Tools and Approaches
19. 10. Digital Tribalism and Ontological Insecurity: Manipulating Identities in the Information Environment 237
20. 11. Deterrence for Online Radicalization and Recruitment in the Twenty-First Century 267
21. 12. Assessing Influence in Target Audiences that Won’t Say or Don’t Know How Much They Have Been Influenced 301
22. Conclusion 327
23. Afterword 349
24. Postface 351
25. List of Abbreviations 353
26. About the Authors 357
27. Index 365