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Political warfare conducted by the USSR & Russia
Active measures (Russian: активные мероприятия, romanized: aktivnye meropriyatiya, designated "executive action" by the U.S. Government) is a term used
Active_measures
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up active measures in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Active Measures may refer to: Active measures, political warfare conducted by the Russian
Active_Measures
2018 documentary by Jack Bryan
Active Measures is a 2018 documentary film by director Jack Bryan. The documentary centered on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, and looks
Active_Measures_(film)
5th episode of the 7th season of Homeland
"Active Measures" is the fifth episode of the seventh season of the American television drama series Homeland, and the 77th episode overall. It premiered
Active_Measures_(Homeland)
The Interagency Active Measures Working Group was a group led by the United States Department of State and later by the United States Information Agency
Active_Measures_Working_Group
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up active in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Active may refer to: Active (album), a 1992 album by Casiopea "Active" (song), a 2024 song by Asake
Active
Espionage against the United States of America committed by the Russian Federation
Soviet intelligence was "not intelligence collection, but subversion: active measures to weaken the West, to drive wedges in the Western community alliances
Russian espionage in the United States
Russian_espionage_in_the_United_States
Department of the Soviet KGB concerned with external intelligence
Operational and Technical Support Directorate I: Computers Service A: Active Measures Directorate RT: Operations in USSR First Department: North America
First_Chief_Directorate
Espionage against the United States by Soviet intelligence agencies
participated in propaganda and disinformation operations, known as active measures, and attempted to sabotage diplomatic relationships between the U.S
Soviet espionage in the United States
Soviet_espionage_in_the_United_States
Political technique from 1923
when it became a tactic used in the Soviet political warfare called active measures. Use of disinformation as a Soviet tactical weapon started in 1923
Soviet_disinformation
Exploitative type of social influence
measures a callous, manipulative, self oriented style. There are several measures that assess interpersonally manipulative characteristics. Measures of
Manipulation_(psychology)
Attempt to transform the established social order and its structures
and advertising Yuri Bezmenov Active measures Little rabbit jokes Kastner, Jill; Wohlforth, William (2025). A Measure Short of War: A Brief History of
Subversion
Soviet journalist and defector (1939–1993)
85% is a slow process which we call either ideological subversion or active measures ... or psychological warfare. Under the cover name assigned to him
Yuri_Bezmenov
Deliberately misleading information
State: Active Measures: A Report on the Substance and Process of Anti-U.S. Disinformation and Propaganda Campaigns (1986); Report on Active Measures and
Disinformation
Type of military anti-projectile defense system
ability to penetrate armor are designated hard-kill active protection measures. Soft-kill measures are designed to defeat guided weapons either by concealing
Active_protection_system
KGB disinformation campaign
referred to as "Operation INFEKTION" from German: INFEKTION) was an active measure disinformation campaign run by the KGB in the 1980s to plant the idea
Operation_Denver
Clandestine espionage methods for collecting intelligence from human sources
of Gaza. Active measures, however, reflected a national effort to influence other countries to act in concert with Soviet goals. These measures could involve
Clandestine HUMINT operational techniques
Clandestine_HUMINT_operational_techniques
Form of influence campaign
First Chief Directorate in order to conduct its covert, or "black", "active measures". It was Service A that was responsible for clandestine campaigns that
Black_propaganda
US report on Russian influence in US election
the Select Committee on Intelligence United States Senate on Russian Active Measures Campaigns and Interference in the 2016 U.S. Election, is the official
Senate_Intelligence_Committee_report_on_Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_States_presidential_election
German political scientist
a book entitled Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare about Soviet and Russian active measures. In 2020, Rid wrote
Thomas_Rid
Physico-chemical processes contributing to protect a surface against oxidation
effectiveness of the treatment by increasing the circuit resistance, and active measures are typically used to overcome this effect, the most common being polarity
Passivation_(chemistry)
Use of political means to compel an opponent with hostile intent
dedicated vast resources and attention to these active measures, believing that "mass production of active measures would have a significant cumulative effect
Political_warfare
American journalist
himself in a 1984 United States Information Agency report titled Soviet Active Measures. In 1969, following two earlier marriages, Borchgrave married Alexandra
Arnaud_de_Borchgrave
Website that deliberately publishes hoaxes and disinformation
which warned about Russian propaganda called active measures. They concluded social media made active measures easier. Institute of International Relations
Fake_news_website
1984 non-fiction book
Dezinformatsia: Active Measures in Soviet Strategy (and a later edition published as Dezinformatsia: The Strategy of Soviet Disinformation) is a non-fiction
Dezinformatsia_(book)
Mental phenomenon of holding contradictory beliefs
vaccinated eventually. After taking polls on public opinion about safety measures to prevent the spreading of the virus, it showed that between 80% and 90%
Cognitive_dissonance
Personality construct
Disorders (AMPD) in Section III, titled Emerging Measures and Models, which contains tools and measures for clinicians as well as novel diagnoses and criteria
Psychopathy
Slang term for nonsense
University of Waterloo developed the "Bullshitting Frequency Scale", which measures two types of bullshitting: "persuasive" and "evasive". They defined "persuasive
Bullshit
Cambridge: MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-36138-5. Rid, Thomas (2020). Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare. Farrar
Publications about disinformation
Publications_about_disinformation
Russian intelligence agency
the SVR to carry out the following: Conduct intelligence; Implement active measures to ensure Russia's security; Conduct military, strategic, economic
Foreign Intelligence Service (Russia)
Foreign_Intelligence_Service_(Russia)
Decentralized cells of white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups
Open Measures. December 10, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2026. Farley, Calum (November 6, 2025). "Missouri Minutemen and white nationalist Active Club learning
Active_clubs
Performance metric for success of an internet product
Active users is a software performance metric that is commonly used to measure the level of engagement for a particular software product or object, by
Active_users
Form of propaganda in public relations and politics
case. In 2009, the Federal Trade Commission updated their laws to include measures to prohibit this type of "spinning" and have been enforcing these laws
Spin_(propaganda)
outlets and online technologies, and may involve using "Soviet-style 'active measures' as an element of modern Russian 'political warfare'". Notably, contemporary
Propaganda_in_Russia
Technique of both listening to what is said and replying with an accurate summary
Active listening is the act of intentionally engaging with communication. Speakers receive confirmation that their point is coming across and listeners
Active_listening
Harmful or invasive weed
hogweed grows up to 2.5m tall. It is prevalent mostly in Scandinavia. Active measures are being taken to stop their spread and possibly eradicate them from
Noxious_weed
Russian state-owned news agency
on other activities." TASS frequently served as a vector for Soviet active measures. On 11 July 1975, TASS was awarded the Order of the October Revolution
TASS
KGB controller for the "Cambridge Five" (1922-2007)
within the KGB’s operations, including disinformation campaigns and active measures. Modin said of Kim Philby in February 1994: He never revealed his true
Yuri_Modin
political blogs, internet surveillance using SORM technology, and other active measures, executed by Russian security and intelligence agencies since the 1990s
Cyberwarfare_by_Russia
Soviet politician and chairman of the KGB (1924–2007)
technical intelligence and perfecting the techniques of disinformation and active measures. At the same time, during his tenure the Directorate became plagued
Vladimir_Kryuchkov
Forced replacement of one government with another
change United States involvement in regime change in Latin America Active measures (in Soviet Union and Russia) Color revolution Covert operations Democracy
Regime_change
1964 Eastern Bloc disinformation operation involving fake Nazi-era documents
intelligence agency posted the files on Operation Neptune on its website. Active measures Dinah Cardin, "Nobody Did it Better", Wicked Local: North of Boston
Operation_Neptune_(espionage)
Russian state-sponsored Internet commentators
brigades – Vietnam Voluntary Agency Network of Korea – South Korea Active measures Cyberwarfare by Russia Fake news website Social media in the 2016 United
Russian_web_brigades
Book by Ladislav Bittman
disinformation division for Czech intelligence called the Department for Active Measures and Disinformation. In the book, he warns how disinformation can lead
The KGB and Soviet Disinformation
The_KGB_and_Soviet_Disinformation
Russian state-sponsored disinformation campaigns
Cold War era, the Soviet Union used propaganda and disinformation as "active measures ... against the populations of Western nations". During the presidency
Russian_disinformation
Academic at Georgetown University
Dezinformatsia: Active Measures in Soviet Strategy, Dirty Tricks or Trump Cards, and Comparing Foreign Intelligence. Dezinformatsia: Active Measures in Soviet
Roy_Godson
Location system
multiple ultrasonic receivers embedded in the ceiling and measures time-of-flight to them. Active Bat is an indoor localization system which gives an accuracy
Active_Bat
Foreign intelligence service of the German Democratic Republic
responsible for operations outside of East Germany such as espionage, active measures, foreign intelligence gathering, and counterintelligence against NATO-aligned
Main Directorate for Reconnaissance
Main_Directorate_for_Reconnaissance
2013 nonfiction book by Ion Mihai Pacepa and Ronald J. Rychlak
Orthodox institutions. 1995 CIA disinformation controversy Active measures Active Measures Working Group Counter Misinformation Team Denial and deception
Disinformation_(book)
American psychiatrist and writer
under the pseudonym Alexander Court for writing the novels Active Measures (2001), and Active Pursuit (2002). He has written two articles published in the
Steve_Pieczenik
1921–26 Soviet counterintelligence plan
involved the control of fake anti-Soviet operations to lure rivals. Active Measures False flag operations Honeypot (computing) Hundred Flowers Campaign
Operation_Trust
Document claiming to be a classified appendix to a U.S. Army Field Manual
manuals United States involvement in regime change Rid, Thomas (2020). Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare. New York:
U.S._Army_Field_Manual_30-31B
2010 book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
the more likely it is that governments will need to take the draconian measures that conservatives and market fundamentalists most fear. They say that
Merchants_of_Doubt
Federal Bureau of Investigation official
(CPUSA), but in fact were double agents working against the Soviet Active Measures program of the KGB, that one of King's consultants, Stanley Levison
William_C._Sullivan
France's external intelligence agency
general mission internally called "Mesures actives" (active measures), directly inspired by the Russian Active measures in their principles. That is why offensive
Directorate General for External Security
Directorate_General_for_External_Security
KGB cold war operation against the U.S.
is the name used by Russian defector Vasili Mitrokhin for an alleged active measure by the KGB against the United States during the Cold War. The intention
Operation_PANDORA
and to measure portfolio manager skill. The volatility of active return and volatility of sub-divisions of active return can be measured as active risk
Active_return
Software framework by Microsoft introduced in 1996
intervention). Microsoft subsequently introduced security measures to make browsing including ActiveX safer. For example: digital signing of installation packages
ActiveX
American publication focused on CIA activities
According to the Mitrokhin Archive, CAIB was instigated by a Soviet KGB active measures program. In 1992, CAIB was renamed CovertAction Quarterly (CAQ). Over
CovertAction_Quarterly
Education has claimed to be taking active measures to protect ten varieties of Chinese. In 2026, Guangzhou pledged to take measures to protect Cantonese in the
Protection of the varieties of Chinese
Protection_of_the_varieties_of_Chinese
systems, communications, and election security. Additionally, "active defense measures" are often another term used to define and refer to offensive cyber
Active_defense
Ship intended to gather intelligence
means such as radio receivers or passive sonar. Sometimes however, active measures such as radar or sonar may also be used to detect the movement of aircraft
Spy_ship
Method for reducing unwanted sound
in air conditioning ducts. In headphones with active noise cancellation, a built-in microphone measures the ambient noise, and the component that would
Active_noise_control
Russian state-owned news agency
media, social media, political communication and diplomacy, and covert active measures, all tied together in a coordinated manner. The main international
Sputnik_(news_agency)
Russian disinformation website
of Foreign Affairs. SCF is controlled by the SVR's Directorate MS (Active Measures) and created false and unsubstantiated narratives concerning U.S. officials
Strategic_Culture_Foundation
Evaluation of sensitive state, military, commercial, or scientific information
independently. The Russian approach integrates intelligence directly into active measures (deception, subversion, and disinformation) more than Western counterparts
Intelligence_assessment
Rocks fallen freely from a cliff, roof, or quarry
contrast, active mitigation is carried out in the initiation zone and prevents the rockfall event from ever occurring. Some examples of these measures are rock
Rockfall
Saudi dissident and Ikhwan militant (1936–1980)
Embassy Stringent Security Measures Official Involvement Uncertain, New York Times, 3 December 1979 Soviet "Active Measures": Forgery, Disinformation,
Juhayman_al-Otaybi
2016 American anti-propaganda legislation
January 2022. Operation Mockingbird 1995 CIA disinformation controversy Active Measures Working Group Counter Misinformation Team East StratCom Task Force
Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act
Countering_Foreign_Propaganda_and_Disinformation_Act
German political philosophy
measures that adhere to market principles. This is the foundation of its legitimacy. The concern is that, if the state does not take active measures to
Ordoliberalism
Person influencing public opinion for a foreign power
from the original on June 13, 2007. Agents of Influence—from Soviet Active Measures in the "Post-Cold War Era" 1988–1991 Archived 2018-10-13 at the Wayback
Agent_of_influence
Educational technique
Active learning is "a method of learning in which students are actively or experientially involved in the learning process and where there are different
Active_learning
Ballot measures in the U.S. state of Oregon
The list of Oregon ballot measures lists all statewide ballot measures to the present. In Oregon, the initiative and referendum process dates back to 1902
List of Oregon ballot measures
List_of_Oregon_ballot_measures
Political party in Russia
Contemporary Russian Ukrainophobia". In Bertelsen, Olga (ed.). Russian Active Measures. ibidem-Verlag. p. 160. ISBN 9783838215297. Rodina (Motherland) party
Rodina_(Russia)
Misinformation about Ebola viruses
origin of outbreaks, treatments for ebola virus disease, and preventative measures. During the Western African Ebola virus epidemic (2013-2016), a number
Ebola_misinformation
Perpetrator of a mass shooting
An active shooter is the perpetrator of an ongoing mass shooting. The term is primarily used to characterize shooters who are targeting victims indiscriminately
Active_shooter
Software designed to enable access to unauthorized locations in a computer
compensation method typical for distribution. Once installed, a rootkit takes active measures to obscure its presence within the host system through subversion or
Rootkit
Compact region at a galaxy's center with abnormally high luminosity
An active galactic nucleus (AGN) is a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum
Active_galactic_nucleus
American historian
Information Agency’s Office to Counter Soviet Disinformation and Active Measures. As an author he is best known for his book The Venona Secrets (written
Herbert_Romerstein
Non-fiction book by Malcolm Nance
KGB history. Nance described the black propaganda warfare known as active measures by RT (Russia Today) and Sputnik News. He recounts Vladimir Putin's
The_Plot_to_Hack_America
Taking measures to decrease cancer incidence
Cancer prevention is the practice of taking active measures to decrease the incidence of cancer and mortality. The practice of prevention depends on both
Cancer_prevention
Infectious disease
proportion of latent infections progress to active disease that, if left untreated, can be fatal. Typical symptoms of active TB are chronic cough with blood-containing
Tuberculosis
Roman senator and general
preparations for war, but when he reached the province he did not adopt any active measures, but allowed himself to be deceived by the artifices of Jugurtha, who
Spurius Postumius Albinus (consul 110 BC)
Spurius_Postumius_Albinus_(consul_110_BC)
Political party in Georgia
competitive human capital, reduce bureaucracy and centralization, take active measures against corruption and influence of interest groups on government agencies
For_Georgia
Electronic intelligence gathering method
military telecommunications, electronic support (ES) or electronic support measures (ESM) gather intelligence through passive "listening" to electromagnetic
Electronic warfare support measures
Electronic_warfare_support_measures
Legislative committee
WSJ. Retrieved March 15, 2018. 116th Congress, 1st Session. "Russian Active Measures Campaigns and Interference in the 2016 U.S. Election. Vol. 4: Review
United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
United_States_Senate_Select_Committee_on_Intelligence
word-of-mouth to the digital platform, forcing businesses to take active measures to stay competitive and profitable. A study done by Neilsen in 2012
Reputation_marketing
Misinformation regarding the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine and the resulting hesitancy towards it
to governments and private organizations around the world introducing measures to incentivize or coerce vaccination, such as lotteries, mandates, and
COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and hesitancy
COVID-19_vaccine_misinformation_and_hesitancy
Offensive measures using enemy information
intelligence services is active measures against those hostile services. This is often called counterespionage: measures taken to detect enemy espionage
Counterintelligence
focused on gathering information and data points in support of an active measures campaign targeted at the 2020 U.S. presidential election." In a highly
Russian interference in the 2020 United States elections
Russian_interference_in_the_2020_United_States_elections
Expected time remaining while sexually active
the concept of health expectancy to the measure of sexuality (via sexual activity). Calculation of sexually active life expectancy uses the age-specific
Sexually active life expectancy
Sexually_active_life_expectancy
Device for measuring a physical quantity
used to measure time in some sports. Energy is measured by an energy meter. Examples of energy meters include: An electricity meter measures energy directly
List_of_measuring_instruments
Type of power in international relations
and control Political warfare Psychological warfare and propaganda Active measures Hostage diplomacy Walker, Christopher; Ludwig, Jessica (16 November
Sharp_power
Roman emperor from 276 to 282
of his title, the latter's successor Diocletian (Imp. 284–305) took active measures to undermine its authority, and established the autocratic nature and
Probus_(emperor)
official newspaper of the Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization Active measures Communist propaganda Eastern Bloc information dissemination Media freedom
Central newspapers of the Soviet Union
Central_newspapers_of_the_Soviet_Union
List of active ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is a list of ships in active service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The JMSDF
List of active Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships
List_of_active_Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force_ships
American lawyer and former FBI agent
2025. William Dunkerley (December 11, 2018). "New US Movie 'Active Measures' Is Actively Deceptive About Russia – OpEd". Euroasia Review. Retrieved January
Asha_Rangappa
Russian think tank
-based critics of the US and Canada Institute accused it of being an active measures initiative whose purpose was to spread disinformation in the United
Institute for US and Canadian Studies
Institute_for_US_and_Canadian_Studies
Government work relief programmes
reinforcement and employment assistance programs. The first active labour market policy measures date back to 1951 with the creation of the Rehn-Meidner model
Active_labour_market_policies
French prince (1814–1896)
enough to cover the king's retreat, but refrained from initiating active measures against the mob. He followed his sister-in-law, Hélène, Duchesse d'Orléans
Prince_Louis,_Duke_of_Nemours
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German
Active.
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English surname transferred to forename use, from the name of various places, derived from Old English clif, CLIVE means "bank, cliff, slope."
Boy/Male
Teutonic American English
Active.
Boy/Male
French American
Born eighth.
Male
English
Pet form of English Ace, ACIE means "number one."
Girl/Female
German
Active.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Shropshire and Cheshire, named Clive, from the dative case of Old English clif ‘slope’, ‘bank’, ‘cliff’ (see Cliff), originally used after a preposition. In some cases the name may be topographical, with the same origin and meaning.
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Work
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Hindi
Active.
Male
English
English pet form of Celtic Arthur, possibly ARTIE means "bear-man."Â
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Active.
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Active.
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German
Active.
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Babylonian
, an early Chaldean astronomer.
Girl/Female
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Goddess Saraswati, Indras second wife
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Prosperous
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Arabic, Greek, Irish, Muslim, Slavic
Tender
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Dispelled
Boy/Male
Muslim
Complete
Female
Danish
, of Magdala.
Girl/Female
Indian
In Hindi - lamp, In Arabic - light
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Beautiful Prince
Girl/Female
Biblical
Weapon, dart.
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a.
Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.
a.
Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
a.
Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.
a.
Acting in concurrence; united in action.
a.
Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal.
a.
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
a.
Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.
v. t.
To make active.
adv.
In an active signification; as, a word used actively.
a.
Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
a.
Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal.
adv.
In an active manner; nimbly; briskly; energetically; also, by one's own action; voluntarily, not passively.
a.
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind.
a.
Doing; active.
n.
Action.
a.
Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice.
a.
Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes.
n.
Any one of the active processes going on in an organism; the performance of a function; as, the action of the heart, the muscles, or the gastric juice.
a.
Not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid.
a.
Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy.