Robert Conquest and the need for the courage to illuminate the truth
At least 40 years ago, back when the Soviet Union still existed and the Berlin Wall still stood, the KGB searched the apartment of...
Western Media Must Get Creative in Infowar
Events in Ukraine over the past 17 months have focused world attention on the extraordinary efforts made by Russia to subvert media narratives and...
Pro-Russian disinformation mainly focused on undermining West, says report author Ivana Smoleňová
A number of media outlets in this part of the world are spreading pro-Kremlin propaganda with a view to undermining faith in Western institutions....
Fighting back in the “information war”
The EU and the NATO’s ability to act in concert against the Russian security challenge is being hard hit by Russian information warfare.
Information warfare,...
Putin Regime Gives Every Sign of ‘Running Amok,’ Yakovenko Says
A number of events in recent days, Moscow commentator Igor Yakovenko says, suggest that the Putin regime is now running “amok,” a state the...
How the US can respond to Russia’s propaganda
In the parallel universe of Russian propaganda, Ukraine is overrun by fascists, the Central Intelligence Agency shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Donbass...
Public opinion and propaganda in Russia
Since Crimea was “returned to Russia”, Vladimir Putin’s performance as President of the Russian Federation has enjoyed an overall approval rating of 85 percent...
How a U.S. Think Tank Fell for Putin
The Carnegie Moscow Center used to be a hub of Russian liberalism. Now it stands accused of being a ‘Trojan horse’ for Russian influence.
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How Authentic is Putin’s Approval Rating?
The Moscow-based polling organization Levada Center recently published a survey showing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings at a record high of 89%. Levada...
None of Eight Myths in Putin’s ‘Crimea is Ours’ Ideology Stands Up to Close...
“’Krimnashizm’” – as the ideologem “Crimea is Ours” is spelled in Russian – consists of a complex of eight myths that are intended to...