This reminds me of a clip from Adam Curtis (British documentarian) about nonlinear warfare: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyop0d30UqQ" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyop0d30UqQ</a><p>The clip discusses Vladislav Surkov as does the article. Nonlinear war suggests creating conflicts in a way where no one can distinguish what's real and what's not, not being able to identify the motives of the forces at work (like the recent Ukraine conflict for instance).<p>Very relevant idea to what the author is talking about here.