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Like Brezhnev’s, language of ‘developed Putinism’ blocks reality from breaking through, Yakovenko says

By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia “The disintegration of the Soviet Union was prepared during the two decades of ‘developed socialism’” when “the language of...

Layers of the disinformation ecosystem

By Jakub Kalensky, for DisinfoPortal Too often, discussions about countering disinformation revolve solely around social media platforms. Especially for politicians or other individuals in power,...

Social media antagonize societies through algorithms

Information environment, especially the one that exists in virtual domain – in cyberspace, social media or any electronic media and blogsphere, is constantly suffering...

Constructing bad image of Poland’s allies – what is the reflected influence?

Disinformation and propaganda operations are not spread in the random and uncoordinated manner. They always have a precise target and adequate methods, effective in...

Cyberspace is a militarily operational domain

Is saying that the cyberspace is a part of the space of current hybrid war which still has no military dimension but, in fact,...

How could deepfakes impact the 2020 U.S. elections?

By Nicholas Diakopoulos and Deborah Johnson, for NiemanLab Seven scenarios — from faked scandalous audio to voter intimidation to imagined journalistic corruption — show the...

Edward Lucas: Tension in Tbilisi

By Edward Lucas, for CEPA In September 2014 I was invited to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs committee. I gave its members not only...

Beyond censorship: Kremlin using another means to impose ideological control

By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia Preventing the publication of something or suppressing it after it has been published are all too familiar forms of censorship...

A decade of the Eastern Partnership: A cause for reflection, not for joy

By Esward Lucas, for CEPA After 10 years of the “Eastern Partnership” what do we have to celebrate? There is modest, homegrown progress in Armenia;...

Zelensky playing on Putin’s fears Ukraine could be an alternative Russia, Kirillova says

By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia Even before his inauguration, incoming Ukrainian president has launched an information war against Moscow, calling on others in the...