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What is Really Driving Conflict with Russia?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1            Background\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1.1         A widespread Russian view of Ukraine: rooted in language, culture, and religion\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2            Issues surrounding Ukraine\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.1         Russian troop buildup on the border\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.2         Russian hydrocarbons and their place in Europe\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.2.1     A cultural specific of the Russian hydrocarbon landscape \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.2.2     Russian dependence on hydrocarbons, and its pipelines and infrastructure\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.2.3     The Russia-EU co-dependency\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.2.4     Summary\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.3         NATO enlargement\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3            What does social media say about the issues?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.1         Discussion of ‘Ukraine’ in Russian-speaking Twitter\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.2         Discussion of ‘Ukraine’ in Ukrainian-speaking Twitter\u003c\/p\u003e  3.3         Discussion of ‘NATO’ in both Russian- and Ukrainian-speaking Twitter\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4            Conclusions and recommendations for strategic communications\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInformation Maneuvers in the Baltic region\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1               Contents\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2               Background: brief history of the Baltics\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  3               A distillation of multiple threat assessments and perspectives\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.1            Brief background on threat assessment\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.2            Environmental Threats\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.3            Espionage Threats\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.4            Military Threats\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.5            Cyber Threats\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.6            Destabilizing Threats\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.7            Russian Limitations\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4               Analysis of social media landscape\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.1            The ‘BEND’ framework\u003c\/p\u003e  4.2            Research hypotheses\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.3            Topic selection\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.4            Data retrieval\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.5            Data processing\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.6            Exploration of results\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.7            Discussion\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5 Conclusions and recommendations for strategic communications\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInformation Maneuvers in and around Poland: Historical Revisionism and Rule of Law \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1            Background\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1.1         Language, culture, and religion as predictors of geopolitical fault lines\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2            Current issues surrounding Poland\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.1         The EU versus Poland on primacy of law \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.2         Polish nationalism and World War II\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.3         The Polish-Belarus border\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.4         The Suwałki Corridor\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.5         The buildup of Russian forces along Ukraine’s border\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3            Analysis of social media landscape in Poland versus East Slavdom\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.1         Interpretation of the maneuvers that have led to the current point\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.2         Twitter data collection and analysis\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.2.1     Data collection\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.2.2     Analytical approach\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3.2.3     Results of analysis\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  4            Conclusions and recommendations for strategic communications\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5            References\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1: Polish ‘border’ tweets          49\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2: Russian ‘border’ tweets       62\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInformation Maneuvers for Soviet Union 2.0\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1            Background\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2            Features of everyday Soviet life in the twentieth century              \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.1         The ‘information island’ created by the Iron Curtain\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.2         Soviet indoctrination\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.3         Repression\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.4         Soviet life – drab and dilapidated\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.5         The ideology of Soviet life\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2.6         The bureaucracy of Soviet life\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3            Social media analysis\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4            Conclusions and recommendations for strategic communications\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinding and Analyzing Information Maneuvers on the Fringe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  1            Fringe narratives: an illustrative example involving Russia and its Eurasian ambitions\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2            The ‘brotherhood of nations’ – a historical pattern, not an anomaly\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3            Eurasian integration: coming in the near future? \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4            How can we analyze fringe beliefs?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.1         Why fringe beliefs matter: did they help end the Cold War?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.2         The role of language in fringe beliefs\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.3         Connection to foundational computational linguistics concepts\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.3.1     Word probabilities\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.3.2     ‘Distinctiveness’ in words and combinations of words\u003c\/p\u003e  4.3.3     From probability to pointwise mutual information\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.4         Problem statements with respect to fringe beliefs\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.4.1     Analytical approach to ‘known unknowns’\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.4.2     Analytical approach to ‘unknown unknowns’\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4.5         Combining PMI and clustering to find ‘unknown unknowns’\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  5            Demonstration and technical implementation\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.1         Dataset\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.2         Technical implementation\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.3         Key ‘waypoints’ in the approach\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.3.1     Pointwise mutual information\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.3.2     Singular value decomposition\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5.3.3     Composition of adjacency matrix\u003c\/p\u003e  5.3.4     Detection of 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The problem we professional debunkers have is that conspiracies do happen—Lincoln was assassinated by a cabal, World War I was triggered by a conspiracy to kill the Austrian Arch Duke, Watergate was a cover-up, there were no WMDs in Iraq—so some skepticism about conventional explanations is warranted. What we need is a conspiracy detection kit, and \u003ci\u003eEscaping the Rabbit Hole\u003c\/i\u003e is precisely that, arming readers with the tools they need to filter all the conspiracy craziness bombarding us daily. Was Hillary Clinton running a child sex ring at a pizza parlor? No. Did the Pentagon Papers and Wikileaks reveal that our government has been lying to us and covering up their misdeeds? Yes. How can we tell the difference? \u003cb\u003eRead this book, which belongs in every newsroom and congressional office\u003c\/b\u003e.\"—\u003cb\u003eMichael Shermer\u003c\/b\u003e, Publisher \u003ci\u003eSkeptic\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, monthly columnist \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, author \u003ci\u003eWhy People Believe Weird Things, The Believing Brain\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHeavens on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Never before has a trip down the Rabbit Hole been so interesting and more importantly, educational. Mick West dives headfirst into the bottomless trap of irrationally and conspiracy theories to offer a lifeline to those who don’t even know they are lost. For the rest of us, this book gives us a peek not only into the abyss, but into the minds of those wandering its depths.”--\u003cb\u003eRichard Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e, Producer \u003ci\u003eThe Skeptic Zone\u003c\/i\u003e Podcast, CSI Fellow, Life Member Australian Skeptics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mick West goes beyond merely debunking conspiracy theories to examining the psychology and motivations of believers. Through interviews and research, West offers critical thinking approaches to not only understanding conspiracy theories but helping those who believe them analyze their own beliefs. \u003ci\u003eEscaping the Rabbit Hole\u003c\/i\u003e is an insightful examination of how and why otherwise smart, ordinary people can lose their bearings in the topsy-turvy world of conspiracies.” --\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Radford\u003c\/b\u003e, M.Ed, deputy editor, \u003ci\u003eSkeptical Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e science magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One reason that a conspiracy theory persists is because evidence that disproves it is considered to be evidence of an even \u003ci\u003elarger\u003c\/i\u003e cover-up. Mick West’s \u003ci\u003eEscaping the Rabbit Hole\u003c\/i\u003e draws on his long experience leading people away from unwarranted beliefs to illustrate how you need more than mere facts to help conspiracy theorists arrive at better conclusions on their own. I really enjoyed it. There is hope!\"--\u003cb\u003eRobert J. Blaskiewicz, Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e, Assistant Professor of Critical Thinking, Stockton University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As someone who’s spent a lot of time in rabbit holes, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. West teaches us to be kind and reminds us that anyone can fall for conspiracy theories, regardless of intelligence. Through interviews and discussion of best practices, he gives us hope that even a person stuck in the deepest, darkest rabbit hole can eventually escape. I highly recommend this book!”—\u003cb\u003eSusan Gerbic\u003c\/b\u003e, founder of Monterey County Skeptics, Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Trying to talk a conspiracy theorist out of his notions can often feel like trying to gently persuade a cat to have all her fur shaved off. But if there's anyone who I trust to guide the volunteer debunking army out there, it's Mick West. With candor leavened by compassion, West explains why people get sucked into conspiracy theories, why we should be more sympathetic to their point of view, and yes, even how to help people see the light. 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But many people passionately believe one or more of these conspiracy theories. They consume countless books and videos, join like-minded online communities, try to convert those around them, and even, on occasion, alienate their own friends and family. Why is this, and how can you help people, especially those closest to you, break free from the downward spiral of conspiracy thinking?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eEscaping the Rabbit Hole\u003c\/i\u003e, author Mick West shares over a decade’s worth of knowledge and experience investigating and debunking false conspiracy theories through his forum, MetaBunk.org, and sets forth a practical guide to helping friends and loved ones recognise these theories for what they really are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Perhaps counter-intuitively, the most successful approaches to helping individuals escape a rabbit hole aren’t comprised of simply explaining why they are wrong; rather, West’s tried-and-tested approach emphasises clear communication based on mutual respect, honesty, openness, and patience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e West puts his debunking techniques and best practices to the test with the most popular false conspiracy theories today (Chemtrails, The Coronavirus Pandemic, 9\/11 Controlled Demolition, Election Fraud, False Flags, Flat Earth, The Rising of QAnon, and UFOs)—providing road maps to help you to understand your friend and help them escape the rabbit hole. These are accompanied by real-life case studies of individuals who, with help, were able to break free from conspiracism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With sections on: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe wide spectrum of conspiracy theories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eavoiding the “shill” label\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003epsychological factors and other complications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e(and concluding with) a look at the future of debunking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Mick West has put forth a conclusive, well-researched, practical reference on why people fall down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole and how you can help them escape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The subtitle says it all: Mick West demonstrates with exquisite style, wit, and insight how those three rare and valuable species, Fact, Logic and Respect (each now on the very brink of extinction) have in harness the power to shine light into darkness and dispel the miasma of bias, superstition and balefully proud ignorance that is threatening to poison our age.” —\u003cb\u003eStephen Fry\u003c\/b\u003e, actor, comedian, activist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Mick West explains in clear terms not only how people get into conspiratorial beliefs, but how to disabuse them of those same mistaken ideas.” —\u003cb\u003eDavid Pakman\u003c\/b\u003e, host of \u003ci\u003eThe David Pakman Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Mick West and his Metabunk website have become the \u003cb\u003ego-to sources for curious minds overwhelmed by fantastic conspiracy claims circulating pop culture\u003c\/b\u003e. The problem we professional debunkers have is that conspiracies do happen—Lincoln was assassinated by a cabal, World War I was triggered by a conspiracy to kill the Austrian Arch Duke, Watergate was a cover-up, there were no WMDs in Iraq—so some skepticism about conventional explanations is warranted. What we need is a conspiracy detection kit, and \u003ci\u003eEscaping the Rabbit Hole\u003c\/i\u003e is precisely that, arming readers with the tools they need to filter all the conspiracy craziness bombarding us daily. Was Hillary Clinton running a child sex ring at a pizza parlor? No. Did the Pentagon Papers and Wikileaks reveal that our government has been lying to us and covering up their misdeeds? Yes. How can we tell the difference? \u003cb\u003eRead this book, which belongs in every newsroom and congressional office\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003cb\u003eMichael Shermer\u003c\/b\u003e, Publisher \u003ci\u003eSkeptic\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, monthly columnist \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, author \u003ci\u003eWhy People Believe Weird Things, The Believing Brain\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHeavens on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Never before has a trip down the Rabbit Hole been so interesting and more importantly, educational. Mick West dives headfirst into the bottomless trap of irrationally and conspiracy theories to offer a lifeline to those who don’t even know they are lost. For the rest of us, this book gives us a peek not only into the abyss, but into the minds of those wandering its depths.” —\u003cb\u003eRichard Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e, Producer \u003ci\u003eThe Skeptic Zone\u003c\/i\u003e Podcast, CSI Fellow, Life Member Australian Skeptics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Mick West goes beyond merely debunking conspiracy theories to examining the psychology and motivations of believers. Through interviews and research, West offers critical thinking approaches to not only understanding conspiracy theories but helping those who believe them analyze their own beliefs. \u003ci\u003eEscaping the Rabbit Hole\u003c\/i\u003e is an insightful examination of how and why otherwise smart, ordinary people can lose their bearings in the topsy-turvy world of conspiracies.” —\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Radford\u003c\/b\u003e, M.Ed, deputy editor, \u003ci\u003eSkeptical Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e science magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"One reason that a conspiracy theory persists is because evidence that disproves it is considered to be evidence of an even \u003ci\u003elarger\u003c\/i\u003e cover-up. Mick West’s \u003ci\u003eEscaping the Rabbit Hole\u003c\/i\u003e draws on his long experience leading people away from unwarranted beliefs to illustrate how you need more than mere facts to help conspiracy theorists arrive at better conclusions on their own. I really enjoyed it. 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With candor leavened by compassion, West explains why people get sucked into conspiracy theories, why we should be more sympathetic to their point of view, and yes, even how to help people see the light. 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No need to wait for travellers, trains, or air traffic to spread it, all you need is an internet connection. In this gripping investigation, Pulitzer Prize winner James Ball decodes the cryptic language of the online right and with a surgeon’s precision tracks the spread of QAnon, the world’s first digital pandemic.  QAnon began as an internet community dedicated to supporting President Trump and intent on outing a global cabal of human traffickers. A short, cryptic message posted by an anonymous user to a niche internet forum in 2017 was the spark that ignited a global movement. What started as a macabre game of virtual make-believe quickly spiralled into the spread of virulently hateful, dangerous messaging – which turned into tragic, violent actions.  Incoherent, chaotic, free from agendas: QAnon is a one-size-fits all cult conspiracy. From a standoff at the Hoover Dam, to the storming of the U.S. Capitol on 6 January 2021, to protesting COVID-19 lockdowns, this digital pandemic has spread globally and shows no signs of stopping. In \u003ci\u003eThe Other Pandemic\u003c\/i\u003e Ball takes us into the niche pathways through which these digital pathogens spread, mutate and infect people all across the globe – but he also argues that the prognosis doesn’t have to be dire. He shows us that it is possible to treat and cure this virus in order to build up our digital immune systems, and be better prepared to survive the next wave.  \u003cb\u003e*A \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook to Read in 2023*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his new book about the QAnon movement, the investigative journalist James Ball teases out the global network of people who have essentially given up on the notion of objective reality, from bored teenage trolls to duplicitous politicians and crazed billionaires … Ball takes to his task with a convert’s zealotry -- Ethan Croft * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eAn insightful book about the conspiracy movement compares it persuasively to a self-replicating disease … A disturbing study of the origins and resilience of an exceptionally versatile and pernicious network of paranoid digital malcontents -- Rafael Behr * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a worthwhile, pacy and well-written book. It is an important one, too. We need to understand why people are hoodwinked by and have faith in conspiracy theories because it is happening with increasing frequency * New Scientist *\u003cbr\u003eUtterly fascinating -- Dom Joly\u003cbr\u003eBall, with this biography of the internet, takes us beyond Zuckerberg, Bezos et al into a murkier world where we discover how everything online works and who benefits from it. Fascinating, engaging and important, too -- praise for The System * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating exposé of the world behind your screen. Timely, often disturbing, and so important -- praise for The System, Caroline Criado-Perez, author of Invisible Women\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant, wide-ranging … \u003ci\u003eThe Other Pandemic \u003c\/i\u003epresents a detailed and disturbing diagnosis * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eA riveting account * Tablet *\u003cbr\u003eWhat [Ball] reveals about QAnon is fascinating … Disturbing and insightful, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Pandemic \u003c\/i\u003eis a valuable study of a “versatile and pernicious” phenomenon * Week *","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867478110551,"sku":"9781526642554","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526642554.jpg?v=1722283470"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/collections\/conspiracy-theories.oembed?page=8","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}