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Russia reaps what it has sown – in European elections

The electoral process in many countries within the Russian Federation's sphere of influence has been the target of various Russian disinformation campaigns for many...

Unmuzzled: German Spies

Political meddling has long hampered German intelligence and security. Not any more. By Edward Lucas, for CEPA Penetrated by the opposition, paralysed by legal obstacles and subject...

Ukraine’s Journalists — Death and the Battle for Truth

Reporters working in Ukraine are being targeted by Russia because Vladimir Putin’s regime fears the truth, their editors say. By Tom Penny, for CEPA Olga Rudenko, editor-in-chief...

The geopolitics of “American roller coasters”

In Ukrainian, what we call a roller coaster is called “American hills” (американські гірки). This linguistic coincidence took on a sinister geopolitical meaning in...

Russian cultural tele-energy therapy for the West

More than three years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and more than eleven years into the war that Putin's Russia has waged not...

Russia Cleanses Its Spy Agencies

Something odd and largely unnoticed is happening to Russia’s spies. By Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, for CEPA Putin’s intelligence services are being cleansed of non-Russians, a policy completely...

Putin’s Propagandists Dismiss US Statements

Russian propagandists are parroting the Kremlin’s apparent indifference to Trump’s attacks. By Julia Davis, for CEPA US President Donald J. Trump surprised many on September 23  with...

Trump Called Russia a ‘Paper Tiger’ Because He Believes Putin Is Losing

By Peter Dickinson, for UkraineAlert US President Donald Trump made headlines this week with a social media post that suggested a dramatic shift in his position...

Moldova’s Voters and the RussianBearPaw

Moldovans are preparing for an election that will determine their future in Europe amid “unprecedented” Russian interference. Can they resist? By Kateryna Odarchenko, for CEPA President Maia...

Is there room for emotion in reporting during wartime

In the fourth year of full-scale war, amid the stifling atmosphere of political volte-faces and diplomatic puzzles, I increasingly hear calls on the airwaves...