Six Features of the Disinformation Age
By Kelly Born, for Project Syndicate
We are living in a brave new world of disinformation and propaganda, and as long as only its purveyors...
The Daily Vertical: True Extremism (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore, for RFE/RL
It could happen if you say true things.
Like that Russia's forceful annexation of Crimea was a violation of international law.
Or...
Moscow, Not Kyiv, Behind Ethnocide of Ethnic Russians in Ukraine, Yakovenko Says
Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
The Russian Duma has declared that Kyiv’s decision to make Ukrainian the language of instruction in Ukrainian schools is “’an...
John F. Tefft: On the Day of My Departure (Op-ed)
We need to rebuild trust between our two countries.
By John F. Tefft, for The Moscow Times
When I first joined the diplomatic service, working on the Soviet desk...
Moscow’s strategy to carve up Europe
By Janusz Bugajski, for CEPA
Moscow’s strategy toward Europe is reminiscent of carving a hunted game. It exploits and exacerbates the vulnerabilities of targeted states, and...
Kremlin narratives on Crimea resurface in German election debate
This article is part of ECFR's Wider Europe Forum
By Andreas Umland, for European Council of Foreign Relations
For the future of Ukraine, what Germany thinks and...
Kremlin propaganda methods and American extremism
By Kseniya Kirillova, for EUToday
The past month was marked in the United States by a series of highly disturbing events. This includes a clash...
Fake Terrorism Is a Real Threat to the Kremlin (Op-ed)
The string of bomb hoaxes put Putin's reputation as a 'security president' on the line
By Mark Galeotti, for The Moscow Times
Could bomb scares, no blood,...
The Daily Vertical: What Is ‘Undesirable’? (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore, RFE/RL
What is undesirable is usually in the eye of the beholder.
Consider the case of the Sova Center.
The Sova Center is a...
The Daily Vertical: Back To Article 70 (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore, for RFE/RL
So don't look now, but Russia may be about to get yet another law that will allow Vladimir Putin's regime...