Narrative Failure: Russia and the West have a Storytelling Problem
Persuasion is most effective when there’s a compelling story, but after four and a half years of full-scale war, neither Moscow nor the West...
Vladimir Putin only has two options in Ukraine: Total victory or endless war
By Peter Dickinson, for UkraineAlert
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the United Nations last week and used the occasion to dismiss suggestions that minor territorial...
As Russia’s invasion falters, Putin boasts of imaginary victories
By Peter Dickinson, for UkraineAlert
On September 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin proudly announced that his troops had captured the Ukrainian city of Sviatohirsk. Less...
How AI-Driven Influence Operations Attack Ukraine
It's not just missiles that are hitting Kyiv. Russia is leveraging Chinese artificial intelligence to spread lies about the conflict
By Klara Vlahčević Lisinski, for CEPA
When...
Kremlin Throttles the Internet
The Kremlin’s incessant, restrictive attack on the Internet has apparently scored some successes in limiting the population's usage.
By Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, for CEPA
Russian telecom operators...
Russian Mass Mobilization? A Non-Denial Denial
When Putin’s mouthpieces talk about something, there’s always a reason. Russians have renewed cause to worry.
By Julia Davis, for CEPA
It has been a long time...
My Home Is Not My Castle: Kaliningrad as an Address for Kremlin Propaganda. Part...
By Oksana Akmaeva, for EUvsDisinfo
Life Inside the Fortress: Everyday Reality Challenges Kremlin Narratives in Kaliningrad
In official discourse, Kaliningrad is increasingly portrayed as Russia’s western...
My Home Is Not My Castle: Kaliningrad as an Address for Kremlin Propaganda. Part...
By Oksana Akmaeva, for EUvsDisinfo
From bridge to fortress: How the Kremlin is recasting Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad Oblast is a Russian semi-exclave on the Baltic Sea, separated...
Kremlin Mouthpieces Raise the Specter of 1917
Putin’s propagandists are battling to bridge the gap between a supposedly victorious war against Ukraine and worsening fuel shortages.
By Julia Davis, for CEPA
Vladimir Putin doesn’t...
Frontline Felons Have Changed the Way Putin Promotes His War
Fighting in Ukraine has become the only way out of jail for many criminals, but Moscow is using it to paint the war as...