Author Archives for Editor

The Secret Turkish Election Campaign in Germany: AKP’s Alliance with Extremist Groups

March 30 2023, 8:07 am 8:07 am Published by Editor Leave your thoughts <p>Eleven men sit around a con­fer­ence table, mugs of cof­fee at their side, with the Ger­man and Turk­ish flags proud­ly […]</p>

Iran and China: The New Propaganda Power Couple?

March 28 2023, 7:00 am 7:00 am Published by Editor Leave your thoughts <p>Iran and Chi­na have recent­ly signed a 25-year strate­gic agree­ment that aims to boost their eco­nom­ic and polit­i­cal coop­er­a­tion in […]</p>

Li Shulei: The Meteoric Rise of China’s Charismatic Propaganda Prodigy

March 24 2023, 6:06 am 6:06 am Published by Editor Leave your thoughts <p>In the twist­ing maze of Chi­nese pol­i­tics, Li Shulei, a charis­mat­ic and influ­en­tial fig­ure, has sky­rock­et­ed to the top like […]</p>

The International Movement of Russophiles: Dubious To Say the Least

March 22 2023, 8:32 am 8:32 am Published by Editor Leave your thoughts <p>On a chilly day in Moscow, March 14, 2023, a rather pecu­liar orga­ni­za­tion saw the light of day: The Inter­na­tion­al […]</p>

Strange Bedfellows Reunited, A UK Iranian Influence Group & Its Embrace of the Far-Left

March 16 2023, 10:12 am 10:12 am Published by Editor Leave your thoughts <p>The so-called “Red-Green Alliance” – a polit­i­cal coali­tion that fus­es left-wing polit­i­cal groups and Islamist orga­ni­za­tions – has always been […]</p>

Controversial Speaker Invited to Islamic Center Described as Iranian Regime’s London Office

March 13 2023, 3:44 am 3:44 am Published by Editor Leave your thoughts <p>Ahmed Haneef, a Cana­di­an Shia schol­ar, has been invit­ed to speak at the Islam­ic Cen­tre of Eng­land (ICE), which has […]</p>

Russian Lobbyists Helped Arrange Junkets and Pay Far-Right EU Politicians for Pro-Russian Resolutions, Hacked Emails Show

March 9 2023, 4:27 am 4:27 am Published by Editor Leave your thoughts <p>Accord­ing to a detailed report by the Orga­nized Crime and Cor­rup­tion Report­ing Project (OCCRP), a non-prof­it orga­ni­za­tion that inves­ti­gates and […]</p>

China’s Propaganda Chief Calls on Media Outlets to Promote Its Message

March 7 2023, 8:45 am 8:45 am Published by Editor Leave your thoughts <p>Chi­nese state media have been report­ing on an innocu­ous-sound­ing meet­ing held on Tues­day in Bei­jing where Chi­na’s pro­pa­gan­da chief pro­mot­ed […]</p>

New York County Lists Influence, Islamist Groups for Earthquake Relief

March 6 2023, 7:28 am 7:28 am Published by Editor Leave your thoughts <p>Fol­low­ing the Feb­ru­ary earth­quakes, which claimed tens of thou­sands of lives in Turkey and Syr­ia, there have been many calls for […]</p>