Growing up, I thought everyone’s parents told them bedtime stories about being chased by the secret police and dodging bullets. As an adult, I started to wonder just who Dad...

Once upon a time in Guatemala, the CIA hired a cocky American actor and two radio DJs to launch a revolution and oust a president. Their playbook is being used against the U.S....

Before launching an information assault, build out a network of agents and scapegoats that will allow your own government to maintain “plausible deniability.”

In advance of full-blown psychological warfare, seeds of doubt and conspiracy must be planted and watered.

To get the people on your side, you need to change the media narrative. A few hired hacks and a “passive sabotage program” will do the trick.

You can rile up the public by confusing and polarizing them. The key is to exploit their own existing vulnerabilities.

After legitimizing your fake news network, transition into all-out information warfare. (And bring in a few real guns, too.)

Once you have obtained the future you were fighting for, it’s time to rewrite history.

Once upon a time in Guatemala, the CIA hired a cocky American actor and two radio DJs to launch a revolution and oust a president. Their playbook is being used against the U.S....