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The world in black and white
The last few months have seen subtle and less subtle shifts in the pro-Kremlin messaging about Ukraine and ongoing international...
Jun 11
How Russia Prepared Crimea and Donetsk for Attack
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 followed decades of work to assert control over Crimea and Donbas. The playbook will be...
Jun 10
Unpacking Russia’s cyber nesting doll
When the Russian government launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, many Western observers braced for digital...
Jun 5
From Screen to Battlefield: Constructing the Image of the Enemy on Russian Television
As recently as early 2014, 66% of Russians had a positive attitude toward Ukraine and Ukrainians, but within a year, Kremlin propaganda...
May 30
Hot Shots: Cold Sweats
Europe’s not ready. And Putin knows it. By Edward Lucas. Source: NATO Force Integration Unit Latvia With every day that passes, Europe...
May 27
Exposing and analysing Russia’s FIMI operations
On March 19, the EU HRVP Kaja Kallas presented the 3rd EEAS Report(opens in a new tab) on Foreign Information Manipulation and...
May 21
Celebrating a new war
Well into the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow’s real ambitions are well-known: to control, conquer and...
May 19
Bosnia: Moscow’s Second Front in Europe
The Kremlin is playing games behind the scenes in the Balkans, presenting the West with a challenge and an opportunity. Source:...
May 13
The myth that won’t die: blaming NATO for Russia’s war
In the murky landscape of disinformation, few narratives have proven as stubbornly persistent as the claim that NATO expansion provoked...
May 7
Russia: Erasing Ukraine’s Memory
The Kremlin demands control not just of Ukraine’s future, but also of its past. Source Novosti Donbasa Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was...
Apr 25
Insult to injury: Russia’s cultural appropriation of Ukrainian artists
Clichés about countries, their cultures, and their histories influence the way we see and judge the world. For that reason, soft power is...
Apr 24
Ukrainian victims of war crimes need new approaches to justice
Photo source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine In recent months, international media coverage of Russia’s Ukraine invasion has focused...
Apr 17
Europe’s Vital Nordic-Baltic Shield
There is much to do if Europe wants to deter war, and much of that will depend on the countries in the continent’s northeast. By Eitvydas...
Apr 11
Putin is ruthlessly erasing Ukrainian identity in Russian-occupied Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Ukrainians living under Russian occupation to “legalize” their status by September 10 or...
Apr 10
Russian spies as disinformation actors
For years, one of the biggest obsessions of pro-Kremlin disinformation peddlers has been convincing their audiences that any and all...
Apr 4
Putin Has the Fancy Watches — Europe Has the Time
Now more than ever, Europe must stand firm to ensure peace with justice. That means maintaining full military and other pressure on...
Apr 3
Moscow’s failed attempt to pressure Moldova via gas deliveries
On 3 March, the third anniversary of the signing of Moldova’s formal application to join the European Union, Moldovan President Maia...
Apr 2
Three Ways to Build EU Defense
As the US prepares to cut support for “free-loading” Europeans, the continent has a plan to rapidly scale-up its defences. How should it...
Apr 1
Wide Awake and Busy: The Baltics Prepare for Russian Hybrid Attacks
Not all European Union countries are prepared to counter Russia’s hybrid threats, but proximity has increased awareness and readiness in...
Mar 24
Why Russia has been trying to take Crimea for centuries: myths and true facts about the peninsula
The information component has long been an integral part of modern conflicts. Ukraine has always been the target of Russia’s massive...
Mar 20
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