[Commlist] new book: Information at War: Journalism, Disinformation, and Modern Warfare

Just published by Polity Books: /Information at War: Journalism, 
Disinformation, and Modern Warfare, /by Philip Seib.


Publication details
Europe: July 2021 / North America: September 2021 Paperback ISBN: 
9781509548576
£17.99 / €20.40 / $24.95 | 20% discount: £14.39 / €16.32 / $19.96 ebook 
also available
https://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509548569


Use of disinformation is best known for its political impact, such as 
Russia’s troll-farm products directed at elections in the United States. 
Perhaps more significantly, disinformation and other elements of 
information warfare are becoming essential parts of military doctrine in 
Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere. This is 
already affecting the conduct of armed conflict, as seen in Russia’s war 
against Ukraine. China’s embrace of sophisticated information strategy 
is often overlooked, but it is a crucial element of that nation’s 
superpower ambitions. Wars of the future will increasingly rely on 
information, perhaps even more than on bombs and bullets.

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"Information at War offers a probing analysis of the role of information 
in warfare from the Second World War to the present day and beyond. 
Philip Seib focuses on some of the thorniest issues on the contemporary 
agenda: When untruthful and inflammatory information poisons a nation’s 
political processes and weakens its social fabric, what kind of response 
is appropriate? How can media literacy help citizens defend themselves 
against information warfare?
Should militaries place greater emphasis on crippling their adversaries 
with information rather than kinetic force?
Information at War suggests answers to key questions with which 
governments, journalists, and the public must grapple during the years 
ahead. Information at war affects us all, and this book shows us how."

"Using exactly the right examples ranging from Homer to modern China’s 
‘Three Warfares’, Professor Seib takes us on convincing and captivating 
analytic journey, proving again that Seib is today’s master at 
understanding how information shapes every part of our lives."
Ambassador Marc Grossman, Former Under Secretary of State for Political 
Affairs, U.S. State Department

"Philip Seib shows himself yet again to be one of the most insightful 
observers of our contemporary age. In elegant prose, masterful use of 
historical vignettes, and trenchant analysis, he demonstrates how war 
and in- formation are inseparable. The unrelenting information 
revolution and conflicts of the twenty-first century are occurring in 
tandem; to understand these new challenges, read this book."
William Inboden, Clements Center for National Security, The University 
of Texas at Austin

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