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Russia’s hybrid war against the West

De Balie Podcast

We look back on a variety of programmes from last season in De Balie Podcast. This time with: Russia’s Hybrid War. Whether your on the road, at the campsite or at the beach, De Balie is always within reach this summer. With two programmes to listen to each week.

Deepfakes during the Slovak elections, anti-Jewish graffiti in France, and globally bribed politicians. Russia has already been at war with the West for a long time, but we didn’t notice. They haven’t been fighting with bullets and grenades, this time the battlefield is online, and in the shadowy world of espionage. Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, Russia is investing massively in influencing the narrative in Western society and politics. It’s all part of Russia’s hybrid war. But what is hybrid warfare, and how does it work? And how do we arm ourselves against it?

In the run-up to the European elections, Russia sees an opportunity to exploit the dissatisfaction of Europe’s population to help Russian-friendly parties come to power. Russia has an arsenal of tools to do so, this event will pick apart how we can recognize influencing and why The Netherlands is a very interesting target for Moscow.