Browser History: The Kremlin’s Newest Weapon
Russia’s rulers are taking more and more extreme measures to block access to independently produced information. But there’s resistance.
By Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, for CEPA
The Russian...
Pushkin on a Tank
Some time ago, I witnessed an extremely interesting, private exchange between two people whom I know and respect, even though their perspectives are radically...
Countering Disinformation, one International Volunteer at a Time
By Polina Lebedeva, for EUvsDisinfo
In late June, a 30-year-old German-American volunteer crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border to begin combat training with Ukraine’s armed forces. Like...
Behind the Lines: Crimean Tatars Battle to Save their Language
Suppression of language is a key part of Moscow’s drive to erase the Crimean Tatar identity as it seeks to colonize occupied Ukraine. Linguists...
Empire’s Echoes: Secrets and Lies
Government secrecy breaches leave red faces in London.
By Edward Lucas, for CEPA
Old habits died hard in the former empire. Murky commercial and espionage interests...
Villages of Lies. From Potemkin to Carlson
Russia has never abandoned Bolshevik propaganda methods. The scenery changes, the media changes – from paper newspapers to platform X – but the core...
BeachReading: Total War
Russia’s old-new military doctrine, Ukraine’s struggle, and the future of the West.
By Edward Lucas, for CEPA
As European decision-makers head for their summer break (“I am...
Secret Weapon: History
The pseudohistorical “Litvinism” is stirring discord between Lithuania and Belarus.
By Edward Lucas, for CEPA
A half-forgotten, half-baked theory which argues that modern-day Belarus is the rightful...
‘All of Ukraine is Ours’: Putin’s Russian Imperialism is Now on Full Display
By Peter Dickinson, for UkraineAlert
Russian President Vladimir Putin believes “all of Ukraine is ours,” he declared last week. The Kremlin leader’s revealing statement is an...
Russiaworld, Iran and a Cascade of Collapse
Things have changed beyond recognition for the Kremlin’s bosses as their once-formidable global network suffers one defeat after another.
By Ben Dubow, for CEPA
Vladimir Putin’s vision...