Putin has forced Ukrainians to view Russian culture as a weapon of war
By Kate Tsurkan, for UkraineAlert
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has amplified the ongoing debate over Russia’s cultural presence in Ukrainian society and accelerated efforts...
Protecting Freedom Of Speech Against Information Manipulation
By EU vs Disinfo
Kate Jones is a researcher and consultant on human rights and emerging technology. She has written extensively on disinformation and human rights,...
Russian army faces morale problems as Putin’s Ukraine invasion drags on
By Peter Dickinson, for UkraineAlert
New polling data from Moscow indicates that Russian public support for the country’s invasion of Ukraine is growing. However, with the war...
Putin believed his own propaganda and fatally underestimated Ukraine
By Taras Kuzio, for UkraineAlert
Russian President Vladimir Putin likes to pose as an unrivaled expert on Ukrainian history and identity politics. However, it is...
Edward Lukas: Out of Shot
By Edward Lukas, for CEPA
Gangster dramas are the best guide to the Kremlin’s mindset.
Applebaum? Snyder? Belton? Or maybe some Dostoyevsky or Solzhenitsyn? Putin’s war...
Be Afraid, Russia Tells Occupied Ukraine
By Kseniya Kirillova, for CEPA
The Kremlin is using a variety of tactics to intimidate and exploit the people of the occupied zones.
Vladimir Putin told...
Is a Military Coup Expected in Russia?
By Kseniya Kirillova, for Jamestown Foundation
Pro-Kremlin sociologists record an extremely low level of protest activity in Russia against the background of the Ukrainian war....
Russian Cyberattacks Need an International Criminal Court Response
By Lindsay Freeman, for CEPA
International law needs to keep pace with the changing nature of warfare. The ICC is best placed to take action.
In...
Russia as Evil: False Historical Parallels. Some peculiarities of Russian Political Culture
Today, many people are trying to compare Putin’s Russia regime with Hitler’s Germany. Indeed, the two states have much in common, particularly the human-hating...
How to Ensure Putinism Survives Putin
By Kseniya Kirillova, for CEPA
There are moves to have Putinism installed as a state ideology to last beyond the president’s time in office.
Alexander Dugin,...