- Why is it so deeply rooted in Russia’s authoritarian vision of society and politics?
- What lessons can we learn from Russia’s war against Ukraine about information warfare? And how should the West change its strategies — and do so quickly?
- Host: Volodymyr Yermolenko, a Ukrainian philosopher, chief editor of UkraineWorld, and president of PEN Ukraine.
- Guest: Thomas Kent, a leading expert on Russian propaganda, disinformation, and journalistic ethics.
He is a former president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and spent many years at the Associated Press. His latest book, published in August 2026, is called The Propaganda Manual of the Ukraine War: Information Warfare by Russia, Ukraine, and Western Nations — Lessons Learned for Future Conflicts. In this episode we will talk about this book.
Link to the book: https://www.afpc.org/publications/books/the-propaganda-manual-of-the-ukraine-war-information-warfare-by-russia-ukraine-and-western-nations-lessons-learned-for-future-conflicts
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