Russia now says it must ‘de-Satanize’ Ukraine. What? Chonlawit Sirikupt - November 17, 2022 The Kremlin seems to be trolling for support among U.S. voters on the far right
Prosecutors claim that a ‘boogaloo’ killed two cops. What’s a boogaloo? Yonatan Lupu, Rhys Leahy, and Nicolás Velásquez Hernandez - June 16, 2020 The loosely organized far-right movement is associated with a distinctive look and discordant politics
How the Kremlin upset Moldova’s elections Mitchell A. Orenstein and Ecaterina Locoman - May 20, 2019 So much for the reigning oligarch’s plans.
Did Russia make Brexit promoter Nigel Farage a ‘YouTube star’? Rhys Crilley and Precious Chatterje-Doody - March 26, 2019 Or was the BBC involved as well?
These were our top 10 most popular posts of 2018 E.J. Graff - December 31, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81973" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump speaks in Fargo, N.D.
Who spread disinformation about the MH17 crash? We followed the Twitter trail. Yevgeniy Golovchenko and Rebecca Adler-Nissen - September 20, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77980" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, a Russian
How badly did Russia’s interview with the Skripal poisoning suspects backfire? Precious Chatterje-Doody and Rhys Crilley - September 15, 2018 RT, Russia’s state-backed international broadcaster, aired an exclusive interview with
When does Russian propaganda work — and when does it backfire? Here’s what we found. Leonid Peisakhin and Arturas Rozenas - April 3, 2018 [caption id="attachment_70657" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Journalists watch as Russian President Vladimir
Why did Putin build a monument to victims of Soviet repression? Vera Tolz and Precious Chatterje-Doody - November 27, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66589" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian President Vladimir Putin stands with
Why did Russian social media swarm the digital conversation about Catalan independence? Javier Lesaca - November 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66519" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Anti-secession demonstrators shout slogans and wave
Putin is waiting to see whether Trump will fund pro-democracy programs Timothy Gill - March 20, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55557" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Traditional Russian wooden dolls depicting President
5 things we can learn from the Russian hacking scandal Ryan Maness, Brandon Valeriano, and Benjamin Jensen - January 9, 2017 [caption id="attachment_26050" align="aligncenter" width="3000"] (Kacper Pempel/Reuters)[/caption] On Friday, we learned
Here’s how Trump’s election will affect U.S.-Russian relations Joshua Tucker - November 10, 2016 [caption id="attachment_49289" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Two women look at their cellphones
Trump helps Putin — and all dictators — when he calls U.S. elections ‘rigged.’ Scott Gehlbach and Konstantin Sonin - October 26, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48410" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a
Russia has a years-long plot to influence Balkan politics. The U.S. can learn a lot from it. Jarosław Wiśniewski - September 19, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46382" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during
Ukraine defeated Russia — at Eurovision. Here’s why that matters Robert Seely - May 22, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40894" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Eurovision Song Contest winner Jamala is
Here are options for responding to Russia’s media strategy Joshua Tucker - November 19, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32460" align="aligncenter" width="908"] President Obama speaks with Russian President
How new is Putin’s ‘atmosphere of hate’? J. Goode - April 3, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22442" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Flowers are placed outside the Russian
How new is Putin’s 'atmosphere of hate'? Joshua Tucker - April 3, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22442" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Flowers are placed outside the Russian
Russia – perhaps more restrained and less powerful than you think? Ryan Maness and Brandon Valeriano - March 31, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23185" align="alignnone" width="620"] A US Air Force C-17 lands
Social media helps dictators, not just protesters Seva Gunitsky - March 30, 2015 The following is a guest post from University of Toronto political
How Russia Today is using YouTube Robert Orttung, Elizabeth Nelson, and Anthony Livshen - March 23, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22967" align="aligncenter" width="600"] As described on its Web site,
A Putin surprise in eastern Ukraine? Kimberly Marten - January 28, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20627" align="alignnone" width="620"] A local man looks at the