“We must cultivate a society that can critically think, resist disinformation, and not succumb to fear”: Czech report warns against Russian tactics across Europe to undermine support for Ukraine
“We must cultivate a society that can critically think, resist disinformation, and not succumb to fear”: Czech report warns against Russian tactics across Europe to undermine support for Ukraine
Czechia has been subjected to targeted information operations aimed at reducing support for Ukraine, a recent report by the Czech National Centre for Combating Organised Crime (NCOZ) has revealed.
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/490647
“[Russian] information operations are underway […] to gradually demoralise the public debate so that Russian narratives can be disseminated. These are part of an information war to stop the flow of material aid to a struggling Ukraine,” warned the Czech National Centre for Combating Organised Crime (NCOZ) in a report.
“The Kremlin’s efforts to diminish public trust in institutions and the state is not new, but the increase in the intensity of influence operations is a threat,” the Czech Strategic Communications Coordinator Otakar Foltýn said in reaction to the NCOZ report.
According to the NCOZ, Russian activities are aimed at influencing the population of Western European countries while increasing the threat of sabotage against critical and transport infrastructure, with local residents and criminal networks are becoming more involved in various activities.
These include gathering information, identifying targets, putting pressure on specific individuals, such as those from the exiled diaspora, and even direct attacks on infrastructure and public places.
“This issue has been persistent for several years, with Russian and Chinese influence attempting to infiltrate Czech society,” Jurečka said. “We must cultivate a society that can critically think, resist disinformation, and not succumb to fear,” Jurečka added.
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Well said. The US should learn from
Czechoslovakia’sthe Czech Republic’s emphasis on education.The Czech education system is based on a long tradition beginning in 1774, when compulsory school attendance was instituted. The current literacy rate in the country is above 99%.
https://mzv.gov.cz/washington/en/culture_events/education/education_system_in_the_czech_republic
Czechoslovakia? The country that hasn't existed for 30 years?
Czech Republic. My bad. Old brain.
Don't feel bad friend, I keep forgetting that it's not a thing anymore as well
Some of us still think Yugoslavia is on the map somewhere! I can't find it! Where is it?!
Hold on... It's not‽
TIL I need to re-up my geography knowledge
The world has changed a lot since I was in school (and our books were old AF then (some of my history books in the early 2000s referred to the civil rights movement as "growing tensions" lol))
Put it in ‘H’!
Thanks. I think I need a song for that and Burma/Myanmar. I never forget now it’s Istanbul not Constantinople.
The song helped me remember that one much more than I'd like to admit.
As of 2016, their name is preferably Czechia. ^^'
To be clear, as of 2016, they changed their name to Czechia. ^^'
Average age of a globe/map in a US classroom is old enough where the teacher had to explain why there's only 49 stars
That's the same in any other developed nation, just not the one that affects us all globally the most. Fuck's sake
The US was downgraded to a developing nation.
The U.S. currently ranks 21st on the United Nations Development Program’s index, which measures fewer factors than the sustainable development index. Good results in average income per person – $64,765 – and an average 13.7 years of schooling situate the United States squarely in the developed world.