Pretorius, JoelienBougaard, Jodie2023-05-102024-05-032023-05-102024-05-032022https://hdl.handle.net/10566/12788Master of Arts - MAThere is significant evidence that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 United States (US) Presidential election, including through direct attacks against US election infrastructure and internet-based disinformation. Interference in the US election in 2016 represented a particularly sophisticated intrusion due partly to the use of cyber operations as an interference tool. Open-source information provides insight into Russia's interference methods; however, the precise motivation for pursuing interference remains unknown. Russian incentives to interfere in the US Presidential elections in 2016 remain a topic of debate in academia, politics, media and popular culture. Experts in the field of International Relations (IR)enUnited States (US)Presidential electionInterference activitiesRussia's powerGlobal balance of powerUniversity of the Western Cape