Laurens Groeneveld

Laurens Groeneveld is a journalist with over a decade of experience in writing articles, producing documentaries, podcasts, and radio shows. His reporting focuses on disinformation, foreign political and economic influence, international relations, and the arms industry. He has collaborated with media and journalists throughout Europe on long-running investigations, sometimes leading projects with as many as eight partners at once.

Since Russia’s large-scale invasion, Laurens has reported extensively on the rearmament of Europe and the military support for Ukraine, together with partners such as Investigace.cz, Delfi and Schemes, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service. In the last five years, he also reported on how Russia tried to influence Dutch politics and organized multiple debates and events about disinformation in Amsterdam and the Hague in the Netherlands.

Readers can reach to Laurens Groeneveld for tips on the arms industry, economic and political influence operations, disinformation, and the military and political support for Ukraine.

Expertise

Disinformation, political influence, Defense, Arms industry, European politics, Russia, China, Ukraine

Recent publications

Argos: Russische beïnvloeding in campagne tijd

Small Stream Media: Desinformatiemachine op volle toeren in aanloop naar Hongaarse verkiezingen

Small Stream Media: New extent of Russian meddling in the 2016 Dutch referendum on Ukraine revealed

FTM: Deze politieke partijen willen migranten deporteren

FTM: ‘Partij-ideoloog’ FvD maakte het afgelopen jaar vier snoepreisjes naar Rusland