title: Playing the Russian Disinformation Game
abstract: Like any other major power, Russia has become an efficient actor in the cyber-domain. Information operations and state-led propaganda play a primary role in Russian cyber warfare. This is not surprising, given the fact that state-sponsored disinformation has been in place as long as there have been State-actors. State-guided weaponisation of information has often been referred to by Western academics as ‘hybrid warfare’. State-led disinformation presents unique features. Today Russian disinforma