Thomas Rid

Thomas Rid is a professor of strategic studies at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a leading expert on information security, political warfare, and disinformation. He previously served as professor of security studies at King's College London, where he developed their cyber security program. His research focuses on the history and contemporary practice of disinformation campaigns, active measures, and information warfare, informed by declassified intelligence documents and archival research.

Sources in this wiki

• 2021-rid-disinformation-and-active-measures
• Active Measures (vOPCDE Keynote)

Topics

• information-operations
• propaganda
• disinformation
• active-measures

Notes

Rid is the author of Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare, a foundational work that traces the history of state-sponsored disinformation from the Bolshevik revolution through contemporary campaigns. He has testified before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the German Bundestag, and the UK Parliament. His work bridges historical analysis (drawing on declassified documents and intelligence archives) with contemporary concerns about Russian information operations and election interference.