Conditions making for success and failure of denial and deception: nonstate and illicit actors
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Nonstate and illicit actors could be transnational companies, failed states, revolutionary organizations and religious orders. The conditions necessary for the success and failure of strategic denial and deception by these nonstate and illicit actors are discussed with the help of case studies and it is concluded that the more illicit and hidden the group, the more difficult it is for them to organize strategic deception.
Publication Name: Trends in Organized Crime
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1084-4791
Year: 2000
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Elements of strategic denial and deception
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Denial, which is used to safeguard or block classified information, and deception, which provides false information to the target, work together to be successful and become strategic when they deal with major government policies. The objectives, methods and channels of relaying information as well as the requirements for the successful conduct of strategic denial and deception are discussed.
Publication Name: Trends in Organized Crime
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1084-4791
Year: 2000
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Strategic denial and deception
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Denial refers to blocking information and deception is making the opponent believe in something that is not true. Denial and deception (D&D) become strategic if it directly affects the nations' fortunes and interests. The threat to the U.S. from the practitioners of D&D is all persuasive but efforts can be made to minimize its impact.
Publication Name: Trends in Organized Crime
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1084-4791
Year: 2000
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