Propaganda and Disinformation Archives - Robert Lansing Institute

Protecting the Kremlin While Ignoring the Children: Orbán’s Response to Hungary’s Deepening Trust Crisis in Hungary Crisis

On 13 December 2025, a mass march took place in Budapest toward the office of Hungary’s prime minister on Castle Hill under the slogan “Protect the Children!”. Protesters carried torches and soft…

December 15, 2025Hungary

ideology Propaganda and Disinformation

Killing as Virtue? A Theological Critique of Patriarch Kirill’s Reinterpretation of the Sixth Commandment”

Russia under Putin and Patriarch Kirill is constructing a parallel moral universe, where biblical commandments are reinterpreted to justify: aggression, occupation, mass violence, imperial ideology, and the political aims of the…

December 2, 2025Orthodox church, Russia

Intelligence ops National Security Propaganda and Disinformation

Orthodoxy as Cover: Russia’s Intelligence Operations Through Church Structures in Northern Europe”

The Church of Sweden has issued a recommendation advising parishes not to host nuns from the Belarusian St. Elisabeth Convent. The warning follows public criticism after a parish in Täby,…

December 2, 2025Russia, Sweden

Corruption Democracy Propaganda and Disinformation

The Red Cross Under Moscow’s Control: Risks for the Global Humanitarian System

The Russian Red Cross (RRC) continues to receive international funding despite evidence of its close cooperation with pro-Kremlin structures and its involvement in projects on the occupied territories of Ukraine.In…

November 26, 2025RedCross, Russia, Ukraine

Democracy Propaganda and Disinformation Psyops

The Doppelgänger War and fake media rewriting the truth in the Balkans

Across Europe, and increasingly in the Balkans, a new weapon of influence is spreading: Doppelgänger media. These are not crude propaganda blogs or bot accounts. They are digital twins of…

November 18, 2025

Geopolitics Propaganda and Disinformation

Blocking Moscow’s Outreach: Preventing African Participation in the Russia–Africa Ministerial Conference

Participation of African countries in the Second Russia–Africa Ministerial Conference in Egypt carries both direct and indirect risks for their governments. These risks include being used in Kremlin propaganda and…

November 14, 2025Africa, Russia, Sanctions

Conflict Governance ideology Propaganda and Disinformation

The reinvention of an Old Front: Propaganda and Proxy Battles in Northern Kosovo

In the wooded hills and small towns of northern Kosovo there is a familiar script playing itself out - territorial ambiguity, ethnic mistrust, parallel institutions. But there is another script now…

October 29, 2025Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

Geopolitics Governance Intelligence ops Propaganda and Disinformation

The Kremlin’s New Platform: How Sahra Wagenknecht’s Party Amplifies Russian Propaganda in Germany”

As we previously noted, the pro-Russian orientation of the German party Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht has begun to reveal itself — particularly through its facilitation of Kremlin propaganda in Germany and its provision…

October 9, 2025Germany, Russia

Intelligence ops Propaganda and Disinformation

SVR’s Narrative on EU Interference in Serbia: Claims, Risks, and Reality”

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) continues to discredit itself by taking part in disinformation campaigns targeting foreign leaders. These operations are framed as part of Moscow’s effort to counter Western…

September 17, 2025Russia, Serbia

Propaganda and Disinformation Psyops

Deepfake Diplomacy: How Moscow Uses Turkish Media to Target Lindsey Graham”

Russian intelligence agencies responsible for influence operations have begun to employ artificial intelligence, particularly deepfake technology, to fabricate “evidence” aimed at discrediting foreign politicians. One recent example appeared in the…

September 9, 2025Russia, Ukraine, USA

Propaganda and Disinformation