IDA Ideas (Podcast Transcript) - How Russian Disinformation Campaigns in Africa Are Manipulating Public Opinion and Eroding Western Influence

Abstract

IDA Ideas host Rhett Moeller spoke to Miriam M. Roday and Sarah A. Daly, researchers in the IDA Systems and Analyses Center, about their opinion piece, "Information Operations: An Understudied Facet of Russian Influence in Africa," published on the website Foreign Policy News. The coauthors discuss Russian disinformation campaigns being spread via mass media and social media in Africa. These campaigns criticize U.S. and French security assistance efforts and praise Russia's ability to serve as a mediator and counter-terrorism partner, thereby undermining U.S. influence with allies and partners in Africa.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2022
Accession Number
AD1211271

Entities

People

  • Miriam M. Roday
  • Rhett A. Moeller
  • Sarah A. Daly

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Continents
  • Counterterrorism
  • Disinformation
  • Disinformation Operations
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Mass Media
  • Media
  • National Security
  • Propaganda
  • Public Opinion
  • Security
  • Social Media
  • Terrorism
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History
  • Strategic Security Studies