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implausible deniability: a standalone construct

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the use of covert action whose sponsor is widely suspected yet officially unacknowledged, allowing states to signal while avoiding formal responsibility.

In intelligence studies, implausible deniability refers to the use of covert action whose sponsor is widely suspected yet officially unacknowledged, allowing states to signal while avoiding formal responsibility. This meaning comes from Cormac (2018) in International Affairs.[1]

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  1. Cormac, R., & Aldrich, R. J. (2018). Grey is the new black: covert action and implausible deniability. International Affairs, 94(3), 477-494. https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiy067

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