Moscow’s ‘Sleepers’ TV Serial a Disturbing Wake Up Call for Russians, Kirillova Says
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
A new Russian television series, “The Sleepers,” which suggests the CIA is behind murders and terrorist acts in Russia...
The Daily Vertical: Farewell, Russian World (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore, for RFE/RL
Just one more sign that ethnicity and language don't necessarily translate into political loyalty.
Just one more signal that Moscow's grip...
Putin TV Not about Propaganda but about Dehumanizing Its Viewers, Yakovenko Says
By Paul Goble, for Window on Eurasia
It is long past time calling “the content of Russia media propaganda,” Igor Yakovenko says. Propaganda is about...
Watch out: Russia’s tactics will evolve
Belated, partial and out of date: that, broadly, is the West’s reaction to the menace from Russia.
By Edward Lucas, for CEPA
The belated is merely annoying;...
Six Features of the Disinformation Age
By Kelly Born, for Project Syndicate
We are living in a brave new world of disinformation and propaganda, and as long as only its purveyors...
The Daily Vertical: True Extremism (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore, for RFE/RL
It could happen if you say true things.
Like that Russia's forceful annexation of Crimea was a violation of international law.
Or...
Moscow, Not Kyiv, Behind Ethnocide of Ethnic Russians in Ukraine, Yakovenko Says
Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
The Russian Duma has declared that Kyiv’s decision to make Ukrainian the language of instruction in Ukrainian schools is “’an...
John F. Tefft: On the Day of My Departure (Op-ed)
We need to rebuild trust between our two countries.
By John F. Tefft, for The Moscow Times
When I first joined the diplomatic service, working on the Soviet desk...
Moscow’s strategy to carve up Europe
By Janusz Bugajski, for CEPA
Moscow’s strategy toward Europe is reminiscent of carving a hunted game. It exploits and exacerbates the vulnerabilities of targeted states, and...
Kremlin narratives on Crimea resurface in German election debate
This article is part of ECFR's Wider Europe Forum
By Andreas Umland, for European Council of Foreign Relations
For the future of Ukraine, what Germany thinks and...