ANTICIPATORY APPROACHES TO DISINFORMATION: THE ROLE OF TRADECRAFT IN STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE

Abstract

On November 21, 2024, Dr. Ruben Arcos presented Anticipatory Approaches to Disinformation: The Role of Tradecraft in Strengthening Resilience for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a simulation/scenario-based discussion in which the participants worked in groups and used proactive analysis to better understand anticipatory approaches to disinformation. Dr. Arcos designed the fictional scenario and introduced injects based on real cases to move the discussion forward. The simulation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the evolving information landscape, the impact of disinformation and hybrid threats on democracies, and existing frameworks and responses including anticipatory approaches to countering Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI).

_{Received: 12-19-2024}

_{Revised: 01-29-2025}