The Hybrid Media Propaganda System that Enables Russian Authoritarianism - Maxim Alyukov Interview
The Putin regime has been widely exploiting the vulnerabilities of global social media platforms, using bots and trolls to promote specific stories and narratives. But Russian propaganda does not wo...
5 Jan 20231h 5min
Vlad Vexler - The Long War: Defending Society, Rule of Law, and Democracy from Assaults and Nihilism
Russian propaganda is at its heart nihilistic. Its effects can be highly corrosive, and it does not necessarily try to convince you of its point of view. Rather it seeks to engender division, confli...
5 Jan 20231h 12min
Weaponised Social Media and the Radical MAGA Cult Threaten to Destroy US Democracy - David DeBatto
Has Trump inflicted permanent damage on American democracy? Or in the long run, will his efforts to pervert and destroy American institutions make American democracy stronger? What is the role of so...
5 Jan 20231h 8min
Mila Krutchenko - Information Assault: How Ukrainian Media Companies United to Resist Disinformation
Russia did not only attack Ukraine militarily from 2014 onwards, but also with propaganda and Information warfare, which have been at the forefront of Russia’s efforts to control, dominate and coerc...
5 Jan 202340min
Edward Lucas - Russia's Descent into Authoritarianism and Imperial Delusion: Inevitable or Avoidable
For those who have observed Russia and Putin over the years, and his decent into tyrannical absolutism, my guest today needs no introduction. Edward Lucas was one of the first journalists to raise t...
5 Jan 202340min
How EUvsDisinfo Combats pro-Kremlin Disinformation Campaigns Affecting EU and Europe" - Peter Stano
Russia’s aggression in Ukraine since 2014 has been accompanied by substantial and relentless disinformation campaigns, in which blatant lies have played a central role. Russia’s hybrid information w...
4 Jan 202336min
Danylo Globa - YouControl is Ukrainian Tech helping Local and Western Companies avoid Russian Money.
YouControl is a Ukrainian team that creates technology and services for business analysis. They help businesses avoid financial risks and give journalists and public activists a chance to investigat...
4 Jan 202343min
Hysteria, Fear and Lies – the Role of Russian TV in Suppressing Dissent - Olga Irisova Interview
The narratives that have been coming out of the Kremlin and Russian State TV since February are aggressive, paranoid, and highly toxic. But how far do they believe these narratives, and how much of ...
4 Jan 20231h 2min
