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PS 522 Week 8 Non-Russian Disinformation after the Cold War

Review essay: Lever of power: Military deception in China and the West. by Munoz, A.
Studies in Intelligence (2018, Vol. 62, No. 3).
How China Is planning to win back the world: As its global image takes a big hit, the Chinese Communist Party is using an arsenal of spin, obfuscation, hyperbole, and outright disinformation to win back its reputation. by Gilsinan, K.
TheAtlantic.com (May, 2020).
China’s emergence as a disinformation force. by Cook, S. & Liu, L.
George W. Bush Presidential Center (October, 2020).
The disinformation tactics used by China. by Twigg, K. & Allen, K.
BBC Monitoring (March, 2021).
Disinformation on Xinjiang. by Zhang, A., Wallis, J., Meers, Z. & Ruser, N.
Australian Strategic Policy Institute (March, 2021)
The foreigners in China’s disinformation drive. by Allen, K.& Williams, S.
BBC.com (July, 2021).
Why the US must take China’s disinformation operations seriously,. by Yang, J. & Monaco, N.
TheDiplomat.com (January, 2022).
Chinese disinformation efforts on social media. by Harold, S.,Beachamp-Mustafaga, N., & Hornung, J.
Rand.org (July, 2021).
Understanding the pro-China propaganda and disinformation tool set in Xinjiang. by Linvill, D. & Warren, P.
LawfareBlog.com (December, 2021).
Chinese disinformation and propaganda efforts in Europe, with Ivana Karásková. by Karásková, I.
merics.org (December, 2021). Video Only.
China’s latest disinformation campaign against Taiwan backfires amid the Russia-Ukraine War. by Pu, L., Lin, P., Devine, A., & Po-hung, C.
TheDiplomat.com (March, 2022).
Chinese disinformation seeks to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. by Soufan Center
TheSoufanCenter.com (March, 2022).
Chinese disinformation campaign- multiple articles.
TheDiplomat.com

Week 8: Chinese Disinformation after the Cold War (focused on COVID-19)

Study shows how Russian, Chinese disinformation about COVID-19 evolved during the pandemic. by Standish, R.
RFERL.org (December, 2021).
Is China winning the coronavirus response narrative in the EU?
Atlantic Council (March, 2020).
Virality project (China): Coronavirus conspiracy claims. by Molter, V. & Webster, G.
Stanford University (March, 2020).
How China used the media to spread its COVID narrative — and win friends around the world. by Bergin, J.
TheConversation.com (May, 2021).
Deep in the data void: China’s COVID-19 disinformation dominates search engine results. by Aghekyan, E. & Schafer, B.
Alliance for Securing Democracy (October, 2021).
How China ramped up disinformation efforts during the pandemic. by Kurlantzick, J.
CFR.org (September, 2020).

Week 8: Iranian Disinformation after the Cold War

Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia worst countries for state-sponsored twitter disinformation. by Uddin, R.
(March, 2022).
Special report: How Iran spreads disinformation around the world. by Stubbs, J. & Bing, C.
Reuters.com (November, 2018).
How to understand Iranian information operations. by Swanbeck, S.
LawfareBlog.com (February, 2021).
Exclusive: Iran steps up efforts to sow discord inside the U.S. by Bennett, B.
Time.com (June, 2021).
Iranian interference in 2020 U.S. elections. by Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI.gov (October, 2021). Video included.
U.S. dismantles global disinformation campaign tied to Iran: Justice Department.
Reuters.com (October, 2020).
United States seizes domain names used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. by U.S. Department of Justice.
Justice.gov (October, 2020).
Iran accused of sowing Israel discontent with fake Jewish Facebook group. by Bateman, T.
BBC.com (February, 2022).

Week 8: Iranian Disinformation after the Cold War (focused on the F-313 Qaher fighter)

Iran’s new stealth fighter jet caught out by bloggers in ‘faked’ photoshop image blunder. by Sherwin, A.
The Independent (February, 2013). Includes additional images.
It’s back! Iran’s ‘Fake’ stealth fighter Is reportedly in production: The F-313 Qaher first appeared in 2013. by Cenciotti, D.
The Aviationist via medium.com/war-is-boring ( March, 2017).
Iran’s stealth fighter is still fake and not convincing anyone. by Axe, D.
Vice.com (April, 2017).
What became of Iran’s Qaher F-313 fake stealth fighter? by TNI Staff
NationalInterest.org (September, 2019).

Week 8: North Korean Disinformation after the Cold War

Fake news from Pyongyang! How North Korea is using the Internet. by King, R.
keia.org (May, 2020).
South Korea fights ‘Fake News,’ but critics claim it’s gagging the press. by Gallo, W. & Juhyan, L.
VOANews.com (September, 2021).
Disinformation is spreading beyond the realm of spycraft to become a shady industry – lessons from South Korea. by Kwon, K. H.
TheConversation.com (November, 2021).
North Korea tried to pass off old rocket launch as ‘huge’ new ICBM, claims South Korea. by Sharma, S.
The Independent via news.yahoo.com (March, 2022)
S.Korea says N.Korea staged ‘largest ICBM’ fakery to recover from failed test. by Shin, H. & Smith, J.
Reuters via news.yahoo.com (March, 2022).
Kim Jong-un accused of faking theatrical ‘monster missile’ test.
The Telegraph via news.yahoo.com (March, 2022)

Week 8: French Disinformation after the Cold War

France Is flooding Africa with fake news. by Silverman, J.
NewRepublic.com (December, 2020).

Week 8: Cuban Disinformation after the Cold War

Week 8: American Disinformation after the Cold War

Deception in the desert: Deceiving Iraq in Operation Desert Storm. by Wright, D.
ArmyUPress.army.mil (undated).
Schwarzkopf’s war plan based on deception. by Broder, J.
Los Angeles Times (February, 1991).
Left hook’ deception hastened Gulf War’s end. by Olson, W.
Stars and Stripes (January, 2016).
Navy battleships pulled off the biggest military deception of Desert Storm. by Stilwell, B.
WeAreTheMighty.com (July 2021).
The role of the media in the operational deception plan for Operation Desert Storm . by Tystad, D.
(School of Advanced Military Studies, 1992).
The ‘Damn Yankees’ in Desert Storm. by Miller, K.
USMC Museum (January, 2021).
Confrontation in the Gulf; Six Iraqi pilots defect and U.S. claims a psychological-war gain. by Gordon, M.
The New York Times (January, 1991).
Defection of 6 Iraqi helicopter pilots a mirage? by Gellman, B.
The Washington Post (January, 1991).
US secretly created ‘Cuban Twitter’ to stir unrest and undermine government. by Associated Press
TheGuardian.com (April, 2014).
Revealed: US spy operation that manipulates social media. by Fielding, N. & Cobain, I.
TheGuardian.com (March, 2011).
Cuba becomes battlefield in fake news war. by Rahman, K. & Vargas, M.
Newsweek.com (July. 2021).

Week 8: Disinformation by Non-State Actors

Digital bridge: ISIS disinformation. by Scott, M.
Politico.eu (February, 2022).
How Syria’s white helmets became victims of an online propaganda machine. by Solon, O.
TheGuardian.com (December, 2017).
Disinformation for profit: Scammers cash in on conspiracy theories. by Robins-Early, N.
TheGuardian.com (February, 2022).
One America news runs conspiratorial segment claiming strike on Mariupol hospital was US false flag. by McCarthy, B.
PolitiFact.com (March, 2022).