Russia’s Strategic Narrative Contestation on the War in Ukraine: Graduated Media Effects in Kazakhstan

• In Event: Global Perceptions, Geopolitics, and Information Warfare

Brief Overview

This study examines why Russian media undermines EU trust but not US trust in Kazakhstan. Using survey data, it demonstrates information warfare targets immediate regional competitors reflecting threat hierarchies rather than ideology.

Authors

• Danil Markus, KIMEP University

• Amanzhol АМАНЖОЛ Bekmagambetov, KIMEP University