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FIMI Taxonomy v4.1 — Modular taxonomy of foreign information manipulation and interference

Ideological Center

Command and Control
Authoritarian regimes function as synchronized networks of elites, institutions, and agencies that maintain strategic coordination through centralized ideological frameworks rather than direct command, enabling distributed actors to independently produce aligned outcomes without explicit instructions.
Author
Affiliation

E. Rosalie Li

Information Epidemiology Lab

Published

February 17, 2026

Command and Control

Authoritarian regimes function as synchronized networks of elites, institutions, and agencies that maintain strategic coordination through centralized ideological frameworks rather than direct command, enabling distributed actors to independently produce aligned outcomes without explicit instructions.

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Citation

BibTeX citation:
@article{li2026,
  author = {Li, E. Rosalie},
  title = {Ideological {Center}},
  date = {2026-02-17},
  url = {https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/ideological-center.html},
  langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Li, E. Rosalie. 2026. “Ideological Center,” February. https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/ideological-center.html.

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