This is PSYOPS not OCO.
Russia's goal was to create the perception that they're meddling in this election, so as to delegitimize the electoral process itself.
Russia's goal was to create the perception that they're meddling in this election, so as to delegitimize the electoral process itself.
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A third element in the Soviet (and now Russian) toolkit is “active measures” — direct intervention by clandestine means in the politics of another country. Active measures may entail the following:
* Influencing the policies of another government;
* Undermining confidence in its leaders and institutions;
* Disrupting its relations with other nations;
* Discrediting and weakening governmental and nongovernmental opponents.