Did Donald Trump only become US president thanks to Russian trolls? Some researchers say this is not enough of an explanation. They found no evidence for this in a study.
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On February 8, 2023, Prof. Tim Büthe (International Relations, TUM) will talk about “War, Peace and Interdependence: Lessons from 1914 for Understanding Ukraine in 2023”.
Abstract: Economic interdependence is supposed to make the military escalation of international conflicts more costly and hence…
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Was there Russian influence on the 2016 US election and if so, how much? Researchers from Munich and elsewhere have got to the bottom of the matter. What is the truth?
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Previous research and government investigations have concluded that Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election was designed to influence the voting behavior of Americans in favor of the Republican nominee Donald Trump.
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Voting behaviour in the 2016 US presidential election was not affected by Russian disinformation campaigns on Twitter, according to a new study involving Irish researchers.
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How does the German federal government communicate in the current crisis situation? How openly should politicians admit to problems? How can they counteract pessimism and populism? In Dossier Politik, a weekly political program by the broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk, Astrid Séville, a professor of…
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