WHAT IS THE PLATINUM TRIANGLE?

By Andrew Andersen

The methods employed by internationally active states and trans-national interest groups to bring their influence upon public opinion in developed countries include the system defined by “The Platinum Triangle”. This concept comprises the three-way support process launched by:

Highly-regarded universities and colleges producing decision makers or “elites” at various levels, both national and transnational ones

Public opinion, as formed by the media

Public and elite perspectives influenced by publishers of political commentary and periodicals.