Author Archive: Jonathan Lushenko
Jonathan Lushenko is a Commander in the U.S. Navy, currently assigned to the U.S. Naval War College. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy (B.S. in International Relations) and hold a master's degree from the University of Maryland in Leadership Education and Development. He is completing a master's degree in National Security Studies. The views expressed here are solely his.
Black Mirror Statecraft: Combating PRC Hostile Social Manipulation and Sharp Power in an Era of Great Power Competition
Jonathan Lushenko provides his insight on what he terms Black Mirror Statecraft to describe China’s sharp power through hostile social manipulation to exploit democratic ideals of free speech and press to weaken the Liberal International Order in pursuit of broader PRC objectives. Lushenko offers policy prescriptions for the U.S. to enhance its public diplomacy and strategic communications efforts to counter the PRC’s Black Mirror Statecraft.