Besides the attribution challenges posed by covert influence actions, there is a need to develop effective frameworks for assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of overt and covert persuasive communications employed in the hybrid threat security environment, writes Rubén Arcos, lecturer in communication sciences at Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid.

Hybrid CoE Strategic Analysis 12: Post-Event Analysis of the Hybrid Threat Security Environment: Assessment of Influence Communication Operations
by Rubén Arcos
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