NATO Warns West Is Losing “Information War” Against Russia, Islamic State Group

hybrid warfare – n. a combination of conventional weapons, irregular tactics, disinformation, terrorism and criminal behavior used in the same time and battlespace to reach a group’s military and political goals

blatant – adj. very obvious and offensive

coercion – n. the act of making someone do something by using force or threats

journalism – n. the activity or job of collecting, writing and editing news stories for newspapers, magazines, television, radio or the internet

troll – n. a person who tries to cause problems on an Internet message board, in comments sections of websites or on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook by posting messages that cause other people to argue, become angry, etc.