00815nas a2200181   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653002400052653001400076653001900090653001900109100001800128245012600146300001200272490000700284520034200291       2018                            d  c201810aconspiracy theories10adeception10aforeign policy10aHybrid threats1 aKiril Avramov00aBy Another Way of Deception: The Use of Conspiracy Theories as a Foreign Policy Tool in the Arsenal of the Hybrid Warfare  a151-1610 v393 a<p>This article provides analysis of the spread, specifics, usage and ‘mechanics’ of proliferation of the so-called ‘conspiracy theories’—an informational aspect of the hybrid warfare—as an offensive disinformation dissemination weapon for pressuring political decision-makers in selected countries at critical junctures.</p>