Countering Putin’s Information Weapons of War
"Kremlin propaganda is far outstripping our ability to get the truth out. The U.S. needs a new approach," - wrote Ed Roice for The...
New York’s anti-Ukrainian art gallery, and the far-right Russian network behind it
Two weeks ago a number of buses and subways engaged in an advertising blitz for an art exhibit opening in New York City titled “Material...
Russian Trolls’ Vast Library Of Insulting Images
Ever wonder where the droves of Russian-language Internet trolls get those satirical graphics they deploy to smear Western and Ukrainian leaders? Turns out there's...
Russia fighting information wars with borrowed weapons
“Life would be boring without rumors.”
So said Russian President Vladimir Putin, upon re-emerging from a mysterious ten-day disappearance, during which the internet exploded with...
Putin Winning by Exploitation of West’s Greatest Strength
Vladimir Putin’s success in exploiting Western weaknesses — divisions between those who lived under Soviet occupation and those who didn’t and between Europe as a whole as the United...
No Arab Spring in Russia, Yet
A lively debate has been under way for several years about the impact of the Internet on political life around the world. Some argue that the web enables opposition movements to get...
Detoxing Russia
Long after Boris Nemtsov’s killers are caught and Putin is gone, we’ll still be dealing with the legacy of the current media climate.
As Russia...
The Guardian view on Russian propaganda: the truth is out there
Nietzsche said it first: “There are no facts, only interpretations.” But Vladimir Putin has perfected it into a political strategy. Within hours of opposition...
If Moscow TV Said Putin was a Criminal, Russians Would Soon Agree, Panfilov Says
Government-controlled television is such a dominant player in Russian life that if the TV didn’t show Putin for two weeks and in the third...
The West Is Ignoring Some Unpleasant Truths About Putin
At the beginning of the Ukraine crisis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is said to have told U.S. President Barack Obama that Russian President Vladimir Putin was "in...