The Emergence of a Post-Fact World
By Franсis Fukuyama, for Project Syndicate
One of the more striking developments of 2016 was the emergence of a “post-fact” world, in which virtually all...
Fake: Tillerson Names Conditions under Which Crimea Would Be Recognized as Russian
Scores of Russian media manipulated statements made by US Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson during his congressional confirmation hearing, claiming that Tillerson named...
Judy Asks: Can Europe Defeat Russian Disinformation?
A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
Ian...
Think reporting on Trump is hard? Try being a journalist in Donetsk
By Alisa Sopova, for The Guardian
When I started working as a journalist in my native city of Donetsk I never imagined that war would...
The Queen is dead. Long live the Queen
During the recent Christmas holiday, a disinformation campaign alleging the death of Queen Elizabeth II under the hashtag #mediablackout appeared on social media, and...
Kremlin Watch Monitor. January 11, 2017
New Publications
Our Jakub Janda discusses in Observer what the West lacks in order to be able to come up with sufficient policy responses for...
Print Media at All Levels Collapsing in Russia
Print media are going out of business because of shrinking readerships, advertising budgets, and cutbacks in subsidies from governments or owners, a trend that...
Russia waging information war against Sweden, study finds
Swedish Institute of International Affairs accuses Russia of using fake news and false documents to influence opinion, Jon Henley wrote for The Guardian.
Sweden’s most...
Kremlin Propaganda Effort Ever Less Effective on Russians, Surveys Show
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasi
The messages Kremlin propaganda is disseminating and the actual beliefs of Russians are increasingly diverging, except on the “sacred”...
US warns Europe on Russian election hacking
US intelligence services have warned allies that Russia might try to hack their elections, with France and Germany already under attack.
“We assess Moscow will...