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Armenia’s Foreign Policy Revolution
Armenia’s heavy reliance on Russia is coming to an end as Yerevan works to extend relationships and repair once-shattered regional ties....
6 days ago


Putin’s Long Game
Russia’s leader aims to cherry-pick concessions from the West, while imposing Soviet-style barriers between his people and outsiders....
Sep 1


Sensors on the Baltic Frontline
Russia is now blending cyber interference, underwater sabotage, and manipulation of maritime law to gain tactical advantage without overt...
Aug 13


Genocide Claims, Peace Enforcement and Proxy Regions: Disinformation from Georgia to Ukraine
From Georgia to Moldova to Ukraine, the Kremlin follows the same playbook: fuel separatism, spread disinformation, and intervene under...
Aug 12


Putin’s Perp Walk in the Caucasus
Russian power is no longer what it was in the South Caucasus, as smaller countries are demonstrating. Azerbaijan and Armenia move closer...
Jul 16


Russia’s military history: never in the wrong
The Kremlin’s information manipulation and influence operations are not always immediately devious. Sometimes Moscow takes a ‘softer...
Jun 30


Putin’s peace plan is a blueprint for the end of Ukrainian statehood
Source: antikor.com.ua The memorandum presented by the Russian Federation during recent bilateral talks with Ukraine in Istanbul was...
Jun 17


History Wars: Lithuania’s Next
Smears, nit-picking, and conspiracy theories are ammunition for the Kremlin. By Edward Lucas History, in the hands of Kremlin...
Jun 3


Yielding Crimea Would Weigh Heavy on Ukraine
If Ukraine sacrifices Crimea in return for promises of peace, it will set a precedent for further conflict, and split the country. There...
May 22


Please, Do Not Betray My Crimea
Crimea is not just a lump of land, it is the home to many hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians. In exile or under occupation, it is a part...
Apr 29


In Russia’s FIMI laboratory: test case, Moldova
Last year’s combination of a presidential election and an EU referendum offered Russia an opportunity it could not afford to ignore, as...
Apr 28


Why Russia wants you to doubt Zelensky & how it helps their war
The Kremlin’s propagandists began to “promote” a new narrative targeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and depicting him as a...
Feb 17


Poland and the Battle to Beat Russian Despotism
As Ukraine’s biggest democratic neighbour, Poland has done everything in its power to help Kyiv. There’s every reason to continue that...
Feb 14


Five historical pillars of Russian imperial propaganda
Russia’s war against Ukraine goes far beyond military aggression — it’s rooted in centuries of historical manipulation designed to...
Jan 20


"True Europe," "Eurasian Civilization," "Russkiy Mir": How Moscow justifies its imperial ambitions across different regions of the world
This analysis examines how Putin's Russia constructs its image to justify political and military interventions in various parts of the...
Jan 16


Celebrating Russian Propaganda
Russian art shouldn’t be "canceled". Instead, it should be examined for what it reveals about the country’s imperial mission. A Russian...
Dec 30, 2024


1000 and 4000 days of rewriting history to support the war
The Kremlin has always attempted to rewrite history to fit its despotic policies and its current version of twisted reality. Its methods...
Dec 17, 2024


"Protecting Historical Lands": How Russia justifies the occupation of Southern Ukraine and explained its retreat from Kherson
On the second anniversary of Kherson's liberation, we recount how Russian propaganda shifted from assurances that "Russia is in Kherson...
Nov 22, 2024


Russian Cossacks Join the Kremlin’s Imperial Mission
The Cossack identity has become an increasingly potent symbol for both Russia and Ukraine, and responses to the festival of Pokrova show...
Nov 12, 2024


Georgian Election: The Kremlin’s Tactical Victory?
On October 26, Georgia held its parliamentary election, with the central intrigue surrounding the contest between the ruling Georgian...
Nov 5, 2024
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