Naslov
Agent of Influence and Disinformation: Five lives of Ante Jerkov

Autori
Akrap, Gordan ; Bulhak, Wladyslaw

Izvornik
International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence (0885-0607) (2022), 1; 1-25

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Influence operations ; agents of influence ; disinformation ; Cold war ; intelligence ; Poland ; Yugoslavia ; Italy ; Ante Jerkov ; Carlo Falconi ; Pius XII ; Roman Catholic church ; Vatican ; information warfare

Sažetak
One of the most interesting thematic areas in intelligence studies is the study of the activities of the numerous double agents that had a significant impact on events and processes in the history of human conflicts and wars. Being a double agent is a highly demanding activity on both personal and professional levels. Examining the Cold War archives of former communist secret policies in Poland and Croatia, the authors integrated data showing that Ante Jerkov, an Italian journalist of Croatian origin with a parallel Ustashaand communist background, was an agent of influence and a source of information for at least five different intelligence and counterintelligence agencies. He worked for several various agencies simultaneously. Additionally, he participated as part of a more comprehensive network of journalists who offered and sold information to different secret services in Rome/the Vatican during the Cold War. This article is a short biography of Ante Jerkov and his life in intelligence lies and deception.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti, Sigurnosne i obrambene znanosti, Vojno-obrambene i sigurnosno-obavještajne znanosti i umijeće

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