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As Russia and America circle each other in this rapidly evolving Cold War 2.0, combat is waged in multiple theaters: cyber war, spy war, proxy war, cultural war, and an information war fueled by a persistent flow of disinformation and propaganda that hijacks narratives and distorts reality.

George W Bush’s ‘war on terror’ gave cover to despots around the world – from China, to Turkey and Russia – for violent crackdowns of minority groups seeking greater freedoms.

Security experts who follow the West’s responses to Russia’s meddling in its internal affairs—through cyber hacks, massive disinformation, corruption of Western leaders, and espionage—have good reason to be disappointed.

Fake News has upset a lot of people and caused real damage but it’s been good news for journalism analysts like me. I’ve never had more interest in a media issue than this.

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 Flight MH17.

The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. Two Russian courts have ruled that something everybody knows happened didn't actually happen.

Russian propaganda and influence operations have escalated over the past decade, and have especially intensified after the invasion of Ukraine.

Force, money and information are the three vectors of Russia’s attack on the West. Each makes the other more effective. Edward Lucas, for CEPA The targets range from individuals to nation-states.

One of the more striking developments of 2016 was the emergence of a “post-fact” world, in which virtually all authoritative information sources are challenged by contrary facts of dubious quality and provenance.