>>5516310

Robert R. Reilly? RR

Robert R. Reilly (born 31 October 1946) is a writer and senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council (since 2008).[1] He has published on topics of US foreign policy and "war of ideas".

War of ideas:

The War of Ideas is a clash of opposing ideals, ideologies, or concepts through which nations or groups use strategic influence to promote their interests abroad. The "battle space" of this conflict is the target population's "hearts and minds", while the "weapons" can include, inter alia, think tanks, TV programs, newspaper articles, the internet, blogs, official government policy papers, traditional as well as public diplomacy, or radio broadcasts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_R._Reilly

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_ideas

>>5516546

War of ideas:

. . . a clash of visions, concepts, and images, and— especially—the interpretation of them. They are, indeed, genuine wars, even though the physical violence might be minimal, because they serve a political, socio-cultural, or economic purpose, and they involve hostile intentions or hostile acts. Wars of ideas can assume many forms, but they tend to fall into four general categories (though these are not necessarily exhaustive): (a) intellectual debates, (b) ideological wars, (c) wars over religious dogma, and (d) advertising campaigns. All of them are essentially about power and influence, just as with wars over territory and material resources, and their stakes can run very high indeed

— Echevarria 2008 Wars of Ideas and the War of Ideas, Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College (SSI)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_ideas