The advent of mass communications and high levels of literacy led to a new form of warfare: information operations
The World Today
Published 1 April 2022
Updated 31 March 2022 — 1 minute READ
Image — Illustration: Sergiy Maidukov (@sergiymaidukov)
Info ops, as it is known, weaponizes information and its channels, turning them into tools of manipulation to support military goals on the battlefield.
Here, we look at how the concept has evolved since it emerged at the beginning of the 20th century.
