Russia’s interference in the 2016 US election shocked many across the United States. But many Eastern Europeans had seen behavior like this before. The 2020 election is quickly approaching, and Russian trolls are once again slyly spreading disinformation. We’re looking abroad to understand how and why Russia meddles, and best practices for safeguarding against it.

In this episode:

Agnieszka Legucka (@ALegucka), senior research fellow on Russia at The Polish Institute of International Affairs (@PISM_Poland).

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Russia’s interference in the 2016 US election shocked&nbsp;many&nbsp;across the United States. But many Eastern Europeans had seen&nbsp;behavior like this&nbsp;before. The&nbsp;2020 election&nbsp;is quickly approaching, and Russian trolls&nbsp;are once again&nbsp;slyly spreading disinformation.&nbsp;We’re looking abroad to understand how and why Russia meddles, and best practices for safeguarding against it.In this episode:Agnieszka Legucka (<a href="https://twitter.com/ALegucka" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ALegucka</a>), senior research fellow on Russia at The Polish Institute of International Affairs (<a href="https://twitter.com/PISM_Poland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@PISM_Poland</a>).Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>)

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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