Abstract
This article investigates how both Russia and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) seek to influence the shape of electoral debates in a target country. While previous research has examined presidential election years, this research captures efforts to shape American attitudes when the chief foreign policy maker is not under consideration. It examines evidence of coordination between foreign influencers using data from the 2022 U.S. midterm elections on Twitter using computational methods to support two theoretical conclusions. First, it finds some evidence of either coordination or convergence between Russian and PRC influence objectives. Second, it relates these influence efforts to distinct pressure points in political systems.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-23 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Journal of Information Warfare |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 28 Jun 2024 |