Russia’s Disinformation Campaign: Putin Fake News Out There
In spite of varying opinions on disinformation, some experts argue that its effects on our democracies and the international security landscape remain widely underestimated. In the first segment, Mina speaks to Dr. Peter Loewen about Russia's disinformation campaign as a form of hybrid warfare, how it's affecting democratic nations and its implications for policymakers. Marie then speaks to Dr. Maxim Alyukov to explore Russia's disinformation apparatus. How and why does the Kremlin spread disinformation? What are the consequences of disinformation on Russian politics and Russian society? And how has Russian disinformation affected domestic perspectives of the War in Ukraine?
Guest Biographies:
Dr Peter Loewen, Director at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Dr. Loewen’s work has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Human Behaviour, American Political Science Review, Political Research Quarterly, and the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization to name a few. He has edited four books and is a regular contributor to the media, including the New York Times, Washington Post, and Globe and Mail.
Dr. Maxim Alyukov is a postdoctoral fellow at King’s Russia Institute. He is also a researcher with an independent research group Public Sociology Laboratory. Dr. Alyukov holds a PhD in social sciences from the University of Helsinki and an MA in sociology from the European University at Saint-Petersburg. His research has been published in a variety of disciplinary and area studies journals, including Politics, Nature Human Behaviour, Qualitative Psychology, and Europe-Asia Studies. He also contributes to the public discussion by writing for non-academic media, such as The Moscow Times, Open Democracy, Riddle Russia, and making appearances on TV and radio, including BBC, Al Jazeera, Deutsche Welle, Voice of America, and others.
Producers:
Marie Ascencio - Senior Producer
Mina Zahine - Junior Producer
Fabian Siau - Junior Producer
