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The pro-Kremlin pulp mill

2017-09-30, 00:00

By EU vs Disinfo This week, pro-Kremlin propagandists wrapped themselves in red tape. Significant paper work is needed to dig into the details: it’s all about...

The Monumental Obsession of Bulgaria’s Russophiles

2017-09-29, 10:24

By Michael Colborne, for Codastory Could a campaign to protect Soviet-era statues become a future Kremlin Trojan horse in Bulgaria? To hear Nikolai Malinov tell it,...

John F. Tefft: On the Day of My Departure (Op-ed)

2017-09-29, 09:03

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...

Now Facebook is Feeling Election Heat in Russia

2017-09-28, 15:01

By Codastory Already under fire in America over allegations it was used as a platform for Russian interference in last year’s US presidential campaign, Facebook...

Moscow’s strategy to carve up Europe

2017-09-28, 14:46

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...

Giving pro-Kremlin propaganda a helping hand

2017-09-28, 13:52

By Corina Rebegea, for CEPA The Kremlin’s disinformation machine is widely opportunistic. It stirs up existing emotions within various groups in society to bring them more in...

Fake: President Poroshenko’s Confectionary Company Opening New Branches in Russia

2017-09-27, 11:27

Russian web sites, both reputable and marginal, regularly publish fake stories claiming that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s confectionery company Roshen is expanding its operations...

Historian Anne Applebaum Details Stalin’s War Against Ukraine: ‘I Believe It Was Genocide’

2017-09-26, 17:05

By Natalya Golitsina, for RFE/RL The latest book by Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian Anne Applebaum, Red Famine: Stalin's War On Ukraine, sheds new light on one...

Derailing Moscow’s disinformation machine

2017-09-26, 16:59

By Donald N. Jensen, for CEPA For all the impressive research on Russian information operations in recent years—we have excellent studies of Kremlin troll farms,...

Total Defense: How the Baltic States Are Integrating Citizenry Into Their National Security Strategies

2017-09-26, 10:30

By Marta Kepe and Jan Osburg, for Small Wars Journal Total Defense: How the Baltic States Are Integrating Citizenry Into Their National Security Strategies Marta Kepe and Jan Osburg Russian...