New SOC ACE Briefing Note on Information Manipulation and Organised Crime

This briefing note summarises our SOC ACE publication from Dr Tena Prelec, on examining the nexus between information manipulation and organised crime.

The paper introduces a new framework for assessing the relationship between information manipulation and organised crime. Applied to real-world case studies from Russia, Ukraine, Moldova (Transnistria), and Albania, the framework reveals diverse patterns in these relationships, and the varying intensity of the information manipulation employed, at a granular level.

The paper highlights emerging trends and proposes several areas for further research.