Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) campaigns employ weaponized disinformation in a targeted and concerted manner in order to destabilize democratic societies, international alliances and have a deep impact on Euro-Atlantic security. The aim of the actors behind these campaigns is to weaken international partnerships and public trust and thus increase their sphere of influence. The present research examines the evolution of narratives employed in the FIMI campaign against NATO over a one-year period and analyzes the ways in which language itself has been misappropriated so as to further confuse audiences and subvert their trust in Euro-Atlantic security mechanisms.
Vol. 6 No. 1, 2025: Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference against the Euro-Atlantic Security – A Case Study of campaigns against NATO (Buluc) [ENG]
Author:
- Ruxandra Buluc, PhD, is a senior researcher at the National Institute for Intelligence Studies, “Mihai Viteazul” National Intelligence Academy, Bucharest, Romania.
* Views and opinions of the authors of this paper do not necessarily correspond to views of the Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia.