Propaganda and Influence: Russia and China Targeting of America

Propaganda Primer by 20-plus year PSYOPer
In the twenty-first century, Russia and China have positioned themselves as competitors to the current US-led Western geopolitical order. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine, they have closely aligned themselves against that order. These nations represent the United States’ top national priorities and have necessitated a shift from the counter-terror operations of the last twenty years to near-peer competition in a multi-polar world. As such, propaganda from these nations will be an increasingly important factor in this competition. This book for people interested in Russian and Chinese propaganda as a phenomenon, as well as practitioners new to the field of influence.

“...Roberts brilliantly hints at ways in which Western ideals can be protected.” – Dr. Scott Craig, author of Bonds of Empire: The Politics of Penal Colonies in the Founding of America and Australia

Mervyn Roberts teaches history at Central Texas College in Killeen, Texas. He also taught Russian and Chinese propaganda evolution at the Joint Special Operations University in Tampa, Fl. Merv Roberts possesses a BA in Asian History from the University of Hawaii at Hilo, and MA and PhD degrees from the University of North Texas in Denton. He has written and given academic presentations on PSYOP and published numerous books and journal articles on the topic, including his well-reviewed history of propaganda in the Vietnam War, The Psychological War for Vietnam: 1960-1968. Merv has also spoken and written on Iran and the Persian world including publishing “Analysis of Radio Propaganda in the 1953 Iran Coup” and “Operation Countenance: The 1941 Invasion of Iran and the Clash of Propaganda Narratives” in Iranian Studies. He served in Operations Desert Storm and Continue Hope-Somalia, and two tours with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan.