Russian oligarchs weaponize pro-family messaging to destabilize Western alliances

Evidence

Russian oligarchs, having effectively deployed religious nationalism to gain control over their own population, readily grasped that it could be used to shape events in other countries, too. “Pro-family” politics, which purports to aid families but is in its largest part aimed at suppressing women’s autonomy and LGBT rights, they understood, is an effective tool in uniting and mobilizing religious nationalists everywhere, which is in turn an excellent way to destabilize the Western alliance and advance Russia’s geopolitical interests. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 1058

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Civilizational kinship with Russia is pulling Greece from the Western alliance — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 441

Broader Connections

• Civilizational kinship with Russia is pulling Greece from the Western alliance #qualifies (0.75) — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 441