Capacity Shocks, Platform Enforcement, and Foreign Influence Operations: China and Russia toward the United States

• In Event: Digital Media Effects on International Security: Influence Operations, Disinformation, and Diplomacy

Brief Overview

Analyzes how capacity shocks and platform enforcement shape foreign influence operations targeting the United States, using China and Russia cases with export controls, EU measures, and major takedowns, via a quarterly panel and event studies.

Authors

• Xiaoyu Qin, Auburn University

• Daniel Laate, Auburn University