Moscow’s territorial virus: Countering the Kremlin’s incapacitation of Ukraine
The recent announcement in Kyiv by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Chief of Staff that the government is willing to enter into negotiations with Russia’s proxies controlling parts of the Donbas illustrates how Russia’s subversion of Ukraine resembles the spread of a virus.
COVID-19: to counter misinformation, journalists need to embrace a public service mission
As COVID-19 spreads globally, so has misinformation about how to counter it. From politicians downplaying the risk it poses to public health to journalists tweeting false claims about who can be infected…
For the Kremlin, COVID-19 is not just a crisis, it’s an opportunity
rules-based international order with one based on spheres of influence, great power imperialism, and limited sovereignty for small states.
“If you want to know, you can know”
Nataliya Gumenyuk is a Ukrainian journalist and the author of the book The Lost Island, which was published in Kyiv in February 2020.
Moscow triangle: Russia, the European far right, and the “Third Party” to tango noir
Relations between various Russian actors and European far-right parties have been the focus of many discussions in the mainstream media and expert publications in recent years.
Putin is changing the Russian Constitution for his own ends
Kseniya Kirillova analyses the new laws which enshrine the Russian President’s future power, control of the past and attempts to mobilise Russian expansion.
On pandemics and alliances
Truth and cooperation on one side; lies and selfishness on the other. Which side will beat the coronavirus? Put that way, it is easy to place your bets. Pathogens do not listen to propaganda.
Emigrant espionage: How the Kremlin keeps the Russian diaspora abroad vulnerable
Kseniya Kirillova explains the influences that make Russians overseas prey to pressure from Vladimir Putin, and how to counteract them. ‘Putin, Bring in Troops!’ The head of a major Russian think tank, the…
“Nothing Beats the Good Old Inside Source”
Denis Korotkov is a Russian journalist who has systematically followed the trail of oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, “Putin’s chef”, worldwide: From the “troll factory” in St.
Does Europe have a digital future?
On February 19, the European Commission published the first installment of its long-anticipated digital strategy — a white paper on artificial intelligence and a European data strategy.