1-16-2026: Todd Helmus | Ukrainian Resistance to Russian Disinformation: Lessons for Conflict

Описание: MUkraine discussion group 203rd weekly meeting.
We welcome Dr. Todd HELMUS (RAND Corporation) with a talk about "Ukrainian Resistance to Russian Disinformation", see:
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_re...
"Russia has disseminated large volumes of false content targeted at Ukrainians, those living in Russia, and global audiences, including those in the United States and Europe. Both Russia's attempts to sow false narratives and the Ukrainian response during the war provide a unique laboratory for considering how nations can counter disinformation and propaganda during conflict. In this report, the authors seek to distill some of those lessons. They offer a broad case study of Ukraine's information and counterdisinformation war and highlight key lessons that can help the U.S. national security establishment prepare for and counter disinformation during U.S. contingency operations."

Todd Helmus (Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Wayne State University, Detroit, MI) is a senior behavioral scientist at RAND and a professor of policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy.
He is a nationally recognized expert on irregular warfare, terrorism, and information operations. Helmus has studied approaches to counter a variety of irregular threats to the U.S. to include foreign terrorist recruitment and propaganda, Chinese maritime gray zone tactics, and adversary propaganda campaigns and deepfakes.
In addition to his research, Todd has served as a deployed analyst to U.S. military commands in Iraq and Afghanistan. He teaches graduate level courses on information operations and serves as a frequent speaker at security and online safety conferences.

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MUkraine is a faculty group at Marshall University (Huntington, West Virginia) hosting weekly podcasts on the war in Ukraine since 2 March 2022.

All previous podcasts of MUkraine are available on YouTube:
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We interview academic experts, refugees, expats, cultural figures, eyewitnesses who are now in Ukraine, international aid workers, anyone across the world who supports the fight against brutal Russian aggression.

Glory to Ukraine!
Слава Україні!


Marshall University professors co-moderate weekly panel discussions along with invited guests and experts outside of Marshall University about the War in Ukraine. Updates are followed by in-depth discussions on the war’s relevance to Ukraine, Russia and other nations. Sponsored by Marshall University Libraries.
 
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