How Russia Targets the Cognitive Domain to Achieve Its Strategic Goals in Georgia
How Russia Targets the Cognitive Domain to Achieve Its Strategic Goals in Georgia
Author(s): Nino Bolkvadze
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Political behavior, Political psychology, Politics and communication, Politics and society, Social Norms / Social Control, Geopolitics
Published by: NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
Keywords: Russia's influence in Georgia; Strategic goals; value systems; tradition and modernisation; cognitive warfare; propaganda;
Summary/Abstract: This chapter examines the cognitive domain of Georgia’s information environment and analyses Russia’s attempts to influence people’s perceptions, beliefs, and values in order to advance its strategic goals in Georgia. Specifically, this chapter evaluates which perceptions, beliefs, and values are primarily exploited, who the main targets are, and what tactics are used by Russia to influence the cognitive domain.
Book: Georgia’s Information Environment through the Lens of Russia’s Influence
- Page Range: 37-49
- Page Count: 13
- Publication Year: 2021
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF