On June 2, #Russia has finally unveiled its new National #Security #Strategy - the strategic document that was expected some six months ago. The document is very interesting and has #information security at its heart. #InformationWarfare 1/8
One thing that may immediately surprise some experts, is the total absence of the word "#cyber", so revered in our Western countries. This further confirms the difference in approaches to the issue of #InformationWarfare and cyber. 2/8
In terms of terminology, the document does not use "#InformationWarfare, but "#InformationConfrontation" (информационное противоборство). Of course no nonsense like "#fakenews" can be found in it, although there are references to #propaganda and #PsyOps. 3/8
Some formulations adopted in the document can be found in another document adopted on Apri 12 - "Basic Policy Principles of the #Russia Federation in the field of International #Information Security". 4/8
The document stresses the importance of developing "the forces and means of information confrontation" (57, paragraph 12). It seeks to prioritize #Russia IT and communications enterprises in 🇷🇺 and to ensure the "stability of the #RuNet". 5/8
The document focuses on ideological rivalry, and according to its authors, "traditional #Russia spiritual, moral, cultural and historical values are under active attack by the #US and its allies". #ideology 6/8
#Russia sees this as "informational and psychological sabotage" against itself and sees "#Westernisation" as a phenomenon that "increases the threat of loss of cultural #sovereignty". 7/8
Moscow reserves the right to retaliate "symmetrically and asymmetrically" to #sanctions and activities involving modern #information and communication technologies. 8/8
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