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The Disastrous Paradox of Russian Fear

Putin and his coercive security services have created a problem among ordinary Russians that has no easy solution. By Irina Borogan and Andrei Soldatov, for CEPA Russia is being...

Bearing Witness to the War for Ukraine: Nonfiction Texts

By Serhiy Kvit, PhD President of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Professor at the Mohyla School of Journalism Effets Réels is an international literary festival...

Ukraine’s Military Success is Exposing the Myth of Inevitable Russian Victory

By Kateryna Odarchenko, for UkraineAlert As the full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters a fifth year with no end in sight, Kremlin officials continue to push...

Could Russia Use Fake Separatists to Destabilize Estonia and Discredit NATO?

By James Rice, for UkraineAlert In recent weeks, references to a pro-Russian separatist movement in neighboring Estonia have begun appearing with increasing frequency on social media. The so-called...

UK Must Follow Allies on AI Lies

The UK is constantly targeted by enemies seeking to change its politics through manipulation. It must follow the lead of France and others to...

UN: Putin’s Deportation of Ukrainian Children is a Crime Against Humanity

By Peter Dickinson, for UkraineAlert Russia’s mass deportation of Ukrainian children is a crime against humanity, a new United Nations investigation has found. Published this week by the...

A Historian’s Big Picture. Russia’s War Against Ukraine and How to End It in...

By Timothy Snyder, for EUvsDisinfo This article reflects key arguments from a debate hosted by the European External Action Service (EEAS) on 16 January 2026 Ukraine...

Chinese AI Models Spread Propaganda Globally

New reports underline how Chinese artificial intelligence models spout distortions about Ukraine and more. By Sarah Cook, for CEPA The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service’s 2026 International Security Report contained a...

The War? Getting Better and Better, Say Kremlin Mouthpieces

By Julia Davis, for CEPA The fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine was a solemn occasion for state TV’s propagandists. Their long faces...

Ukrainians Don’t Want to Be Resilient. Putin Has Given Them No Other Choice

By Peter Dickinson, for UkraineAlert As the world marks the fourth anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale Ukraine invasion this week, we can expect to see plenty...