Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) has emerged as one of the most severe global risks as “the disruptive capabilities of manipulated information are rapidly accelerating,” and are used “as a broader strategy to malignly interfere in and destabilise the democratic systems across the world.”
This report aims to offer a ‘Counter-FIMI Toolbox for Diplomats,’ by adapting the EEAS’s counter-FIMI toolbox to the nature and character of the activities performed by diplomats during their service abroad. The Toolbox focuses on three overlapping priority dimensions: situational awareness, international cooperation and strategic communications. Each dimension comprises different types of activities required to respond to FIMI events and prevent or lower their impact.
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