Controlling the trolls
In a climate where the voices of genuine journalists risk being drowned out amid a plethora of agents of propaganda, what is the best...
How Russia Fights its Information War
The Kremlin is committing huge resources to extending its influence through spin rather than soldiers.
As the Ukraine crisis continues, IWPR editor Daniella Peled talks...
Russian Propaganda In Belarus Is Alienating Belarusians – Vladimir Abtsugov
Moscow has unleashed a powerful wave of “black propaganda” against Belarus, often using Belarusians who now live in the Russian Federation to do it....
Putin Is Losing the Battle to Restrain Online Media
Many Russian journalists have become experts in black humor. They have to be if one of their goals is to remain sane. One reporter...
The modus operandi of Putin’s Russia
The following text is compiled from excerpts of a speech given by Andrew Wilson at the conference, “Ukraine as a test for European solidarity?”,...
SU-25, MH17 and the Problems with Keeping a Story Straight
While the investigations in to the downing of MH17 continue there’s been much debate about who was responsible, and the weapon system used to...
Russia Today – Fooling Those Who Wish To Be Fooled
The midgets who rule, with a tiny iron fist, over the dumpster fire known as Russia learned a lesson from their Soviet predecessors. That...
Polarized Russian Society Incapable of Consolidating as France Has, Stanovaya Says
Triumphs and tragedies tend to unite societies, but which ones have that effect, the way they do so, and the limits to that process...
How EuroMaidan and War with Russia Have Changed Ukraine’s Internet
Although many European countries had a rough ride in 2014, no country in Europe can claim to have had a more challenging year than...
Flight MH17: Searching for the Truth
It’s one of the greatest war crimes of modern times – and the truth still hasn’t been told. On July 17th 2014 at about...