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SUMMARY:Russian Propaganda in North Africa and the Sahel
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a joint Irregular Warfare Center (IWC) Operations in the Information Environment (OIE)\, Africa Regional Team\, and IW Scholars FAN lecture by Mr. Thomas Kent. The lecture is titled “Russian Propaganda in North Africa and the Sahel.” \nMr. Thomas Kent has a deep background writing on Russian influence operations and working in journalism. Mr. Kent’s written work includes The Propaganda Manual of the Ukraine War(2026)\, How Russia Loses: Hubris and Miscalculation in Putin’s Kremlin (2023)\, and Striking Back: Overt and Covert Options to Combat Russan Disinformation (2020). He is currently an adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University and has had fellowships with the American Foreign Policy Council\, GLOBSEC\, and the Jamestown Foundation. \nIn addition to his academic and public policy work\, Mr. Kent has had a distinguished career as a journalist\, bureau chief\, editor\, and senior leader in the media sector first with the Associated Press and then with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Currently\, Mr. Kent works as a consultant on propaganda\, Russian affairs\, and journalistic ethics. \nIf you are interested in sharing this invite with a colleague or learning more about IWC in Africa or IWC’s FANs\, please contact Dr. Sandor Fabian\, IWC Deputy Regional Advisor for Africa and the Functional Area Networks (FANs) (sfabian@irregularwarfarecenter.org) and Matthew Heidel\, IWC Analyst for Africa and the FANs (matthew.d.heidel.ctr@mail.mil).
URL:https://irregularwarfarecenter.org/event/russian-propaganda-in-north-africa-and-the-sahel/
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