Fighting back in the “information war”
The EU and the NATO’s ability to act in concert against the Russian security challenge is being hard hit by Russian information warfare.
Information warfare,...
Putin Regime Gives Every Sign of ‘Running Amok,’ Yakovenko Says
A number of events in recent days, Moscow commentator Igor Yakovenko says, suggest that the Putin regime is now running “amok,” a state the...
How the US can respond to Russia’s propaganda
In the parallel universe of Russian propaganda, Ukraine is overrun by fascists, the Central Intelligence Agency shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Donbass...
Public opinion and propaganda in Russia
Since Crimea was “returned to Russia”, Vladimir Putin’s performance as President of the Russian Federation has enjoyed an overall approval rating of 85 percent...
How a U.S. Think Tank Fell for Putin
The Carnegie Moscow Center used to be a hub of Russian liberalism. Now it stands accused of being a ‘Trojan horse’ for Russian influence.
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How Authentic is Putin’s Approval Rating?
The Moscow-based polling organization Levada Center recently published a survey showing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings at a record high of 89%. Levada...
None of Eight Myths in Putin’s ‘Crimea is Ours’ Ideology Stands Up to Close...
“’Krimnashizm’” – as the ideologem “Crimea is Ours” is spelled in Russian – consists of a complex of eight myths that are intended to...
Russia’s Stalinist Diplospeak
A Russian linguist closely examines how the Russian Foreign Ministry’s communication has resurrected the creepy old Soviet style.
Russian is a tough language to learn...
John Kornblum: Europe Needs a New Narrative
An interview with John Kornblum, American diplomat and businessman and former US ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany. Interviewer: Matthew Luxmoore.
MATTHEW LUXMOORE: You...
Malaysia airlines flight MH17 crash illustrates different realities in Russia vs. West
For the West, the downing one year ago of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 underlined the brutality of Moscow’s hybrid intervention in eastern Ukraine. In...