Guest
It’s never been more important to understand the motives and techniques of the world’s propagandists. Chief amongst them are the troll factories of the Russian state TV and the Moscow Kremlin – spewing bile and hate throughout its war of aggression with Ukraine, and over the last 10 years. Olga Lautman is an expert in the corrosive effects of propaganda – something she has tackled head-on in the incredible Podcast “Kremlin File”, which she co-hosts. Olga is a national security researcher and analyst concentrating on the cross-section of organized crime and intelligence operations in Russia and Ukraine, as well as their impact on Western democratic practices. She is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Analysis. Olga maintains her expertise on the kleptocratic dealings of Russia’s ruling elite, on its intelligence agencies, and has a sophisticated understanding of Soviet political history and Russia’s transition post-collapse. Her fluency in Russian helps her monitor Kremlin-aligned media and soc
