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INFORMATION DIMENSION OF THE CONTEMPORARY CONFLICTS

Richard Stojar, L. Frank

Abstract

The new information technologies used in the contemporary conflicts and the overall availability of social nets generates number of usable information for their actors. This new information environment breeds the chance of conducting the sophisticated and targeted operation of disinformation and effective impact on the actors involved as well as regional or global ones. While the information and propaganda dimension is not a completely new phenomenon, technological development has greatly strengthened its importance in the contemporary world. Similarly, the development of modern media and communication tools in the 20th century has significantly influenced the very limited possibility of information to society, the development of the Internet in the 21st century has made far more effective targeting of information activities on selected social groups than at any time in the past. The term "information warfare" is therefore becoming increasingly frequent, and it is also possible to talk about the new character that conflicts gain through the information dimension. The text tries to characterize and analyze the importance of the information environment in today's conflicts. Attention is focused on existing and new forms of propaganda, strategic communication and information operations.

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DOI resolver: doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2018/1.2/S01.015

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