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Information warfare is a key component of Russia's national security strategy and has impacted the United States, Europe, and - perhaps most notably - Ukraine. Ukraine has been on the front lines of Russia's information war for a decade, with Russia using both traditional mass media and social media to create divisions within the country and justify war. Ukrainian responses have involved limitations and bans on Russian mass media, attempts to expose Russian misinformation, and information campaigns of its own. These policy responses have forced Russian tools to adapt and have limited the audience of Russian information warfare.

This final article on Russian information warfare presents policy recommendations that can be adopted to combat and respond to information warfare. Each case study exhibits unique circumstances that illuminate potential policy options for counteracting Russian disinformation campaigns. After analyzing both the successes and failures in each case study, the following policy recommendations emerged: transparency, preemptive information-sharing, media literacy campaigns, private-sector engagement, and multilateral cooperation. These policy recommendations provide a broad framework for all countries facing a similar threat.