May 29, 2026Defunding Deception: Economic Disruption as a Proactive Weapon Against Information Manipulation
Information manipulation should be approached as part of a broader hybrid-threat environment. It interacts with cyber operations, political coercion, economic pressure, and the exploitation of social divisions. European institutional actors increasingly treat information manipulation operations as closely linked to cybersecurity and hybrid threats, and as tools used by both state and non-state actors for political and strategic gain.
