The Kremlin has a new toolkit for shutting down independent news media
Worldwide, authoritarians are finding less overt ways to shut down independent news — and independent outlets are finding new ways to stay alive
Russians supported Putin’s moves in Crimea in 2014. Here’s what’s different in 2021.
Survey data suggest it will be hard for Putin to rally support for a direct military intervention
Moldova wants to be more European and less corrupt. Parliament isn’t helping.
President Maia Sandu has had a rocky first 100 days in office.
Alexei Navalny’s return to Russia — and his arrest — have upended Russian politics
What’s happening in the country, part 2.
By trying to silence protesters, Vladimir Putin is falling into a repression trap
As the Russian president becomes less popular, he’s turning to blunt coercion
Putin’s arrest of opposition leader Alexei Navalny is a sign of weakness, not strength
Don’t expect mass street protests
Putin’s support is weakening. Will that show up in Russia’s regional elections this weekend?
Our survey finds these new cracks in his popularity
Russia’s disinformation campaigns are targeting African Americans
Russia is masking its involvement by outsourcing its disinformation operations to West Africa