On Disinformation and Propaganda in the Context of the Spread of Hybrid Threats

• Published in: Vojenské reflexie Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 38 - 58
• Main Author: Ivančík, Radoslav
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• ISSN: 1336-9202; 1336-9202
• DOI: 10.52651/vr.a.2023.3.38-58

Disinformation, propaganda, and hybrid threats are topics that, especially since Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and even more so since last year's military invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops, resonate not only in professional but also in societal debates. Disinformation is one of the primary tools of propaganda and information warfare, and thus also the spread of hybrid threats through the press, television, radio, but especially through the Internet and social networks. For this reason, the author in the article, within the framework of interdisciplinary scientific research, using relevant scientific methods, with the aim of deepening the academic discourse in the subject area, deals with disinformation, propaganda and hybrid threats, pointing out that it is extremely important on the part of transnational organizations, democratic states and their competent institutions, including security forces, on the one hand, to take effective and efficient measures aimed at reducing the possibilities of their spread, and on the other hand, to support prevention and education in the field of media literacy and working with information.