How the West Can Defend Itself From Putin’s Russia
It’s time to return to a Cold War mentality
By Yascha Mounk, Slate
Two years ago, when Garry Kasparov, the chess champion turned political dissident, began...
Why WikiLeaks works
By Edward Lucas, CEPA
Russia’s hacking and leaking is proving a far more potent threat to our democracy than nuclear weapons.
Why launch warheads when you...
The Daily Vertical: Russia’s Passport To Empire (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore, RFE/RL
We haven't heard much about Novorossia lately.
And Vladimir Putin's concept of the Russian World has dropped out of the headlines.
But that...
A Cult Of Violence: Comics, Propaganda, And The Information War, Part I ...
By John R. Parker, Comic Alliance
As Russia and America circle each other in this rapidly evolving Cold War 2.0, combat is waged in multiple...
By exaggerating criticism of state institutions, we are assisting Russian propaganda – Mezviets
By exaggerating criticism of state institutions, we are playing into the hands of Russian propaganda activities in Latvia, Security Police Chief Normunds Mezviets...
Despots are embracing Donald Trump’s ‘war on the media’ with open arms
Isaac Stone Fish, The Guardian
George W Bush’s ‘war on terror’ gave cover to despots around the world – from China, to Turkey and Russia...
Six Immediate Steps to Stop Putin’s Aggression
By Yakub Janda, Atlantic Council
Security experts who follow the West’s responses to Russia’s meddling in its internal affairs—through cyber hacks, massive disinformation, corruption of...
‘Fake news’: the best thing that’s happened to journalism
By Charlie Beckett, Director of Polis, LSE
Fake News has upset a lot of people and caused real damage but it’s been good news for...
The Daily Vertical: Post-Truth On Trial (Transcript)
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.
We're going to hear a lot more about the downing of...
The Daily Vertical: History, Mythology, And Heretics (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore, RFE/RL
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.
Two Russian courts have ruled that something everybody...