The Russia Channel
By Josh Marshall, TPM
Newsweek's Kurt Eichenwald has a fascinating little piece out overnight about a telling goof in the Russian propaganda channel that has...
The Daily Vertical: Others Cease, Russia Fires (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.
Should we really be that surprised that Russia has...
Dmitri Trenin: Information is a potent weapon in the new cold war
sked by Bloomberg this month about Russian involvement in the hacking of the US Democratic national committee, Vladimir Putin issued a non-denial denial. Basically,...
Czech intelligence alarmed by Russian ‘threat’
The Czech domestic intelligence agency, the Security Information Service (BIS), has just published its 2015 Annual Report.
Besides terrorism and other threats, it provides more...
Russia’s Cyber Warfare Has Bigger Aims Than Electing Donald Trump
Recent high-profile cyberattacks are all part of a coordinated Russian effort to disrupt U.S. elections. The ultimate goal isn't to elect Trump, but to...
The Daily Vertical: Playing The Kremlin’s Game (Transcript)
After more than two years of war in eastern Ukraine, we continue to pretend; we continue to play make believe.
We continue to pretend that...
Richard Grenell: Russia ramps up the propaganda machine
Political insiders in Washington, D.C., have a long history of getting duped by foreigners pushing propaganda. The political agendas of these international players can...
Putin’s New Totalitarianism Relies on ‘Targeted Repression and Mass Manipulation,’ Gudkov Says
Unlike classical totalitarian rulers who relied on “total terror and mass repressions,” Lev Gudkov says, Vladimir Putin relies on a “new technology of rule,”...
Only 18% identifies with Kremlin-backed “DNR” – survey
A new survey finds only small fraction of “DNR” residents identifying themselves as a “DNR” citizen. However, this number is prone to grow. Ukraine...
The biggest threat to democracy? Your social media feed
Over the past two decades, the internet has rewired civil society in unprecedented ways, propelling collective action to a radically new level of citizen...