Are Russian troops using sexual violence as a weapon? Here’s what we know.
They’ve done so in Ukraine in the past. Five factors make it likely this time as well.
Even Russian-speaking Ukrainians don’t want to be evacuated to Russia or Belarus
The research shows that Russian speakers across much of Ukraine identify as Ukrainian
Putin likes to talk about Russians and Ukrainians as ‘one people.’ Here’s the deeper history.
For centuries, Moscow has worried that foreign powers are scheming to separate Ukraine from Russia.
The Kazakhstan protests escalated quickly. Here’s why.
We found these two factors at work.
Russia proved it can shoot down a satellite. Does this make space less secure?
The U.S., China and India have also tested anti-satellite weapons
Saudi Twitter blew up with support for the crown prince. How much of it is genuine?
Tweets in support of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman racked up after a U.S. report implicated him in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
While Armenia and Azerbaijan fought over Nagorno-Karabakh, their citizens battled on social media
Social media rhetoric from politicians, citizens and others helped influence political moves.
How foreign influence efforts are targeting journalists
Disinformation in 2020 has become even more complex.
Are influence campaigns trolling your social media feeds?
New research shows how citizens can know in real time.
What is China up to in Africa? Read this book.
Lina Benabdallah walks us through the dynamics of Beijing-style network building.
The State Department labeled China’s Confucius programs a bad influence on U.S. students. What’s the story?
Concerns over the ideological threat of these programs may be overblown
Saudi, UAE Twitter takedowns won’t curb rampant disinformation on Arab Twitter
Recent activity by social media networks to rein in bot and troll networks is only a token gesture.
In Prague, protesters demand the resignation of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš
Why is liberal democracy under threat in the Czech Republic?
Chinese leaders tried before to assimilate the Uighurs. This time it might face less resistance.
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Russia is building a new Napster — but for academic research
[caption id="attachment_75613" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (iStock)[/caption] What will future historians see
The surprise Mueller indictment tells us how we’ve been wrong about Russian trolls
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The Netherlands just revealed its cybercapacity. So what does that mean?
[caption id="attachment_19279" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Media reports from the Netherlands revealed
Why did Russian social media swarm the digital conversation about Catalan independence?
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Why are Crimean Tatars so hostile to Russia?
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Sleater-Kinney, ‘Step Aside’: The Week In One Song
Following revelations about undisclosed conversations with the Russian ambassador, Attorney
How much coverage did CNN actually devote to Clinton’s emails? Here’s the data.
In a world upended by online news and social media,
We tried to save 150 people in Aleppo from 5,000 miles away
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Why Putin and Obama use fighting words when they don’t want to fight
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Two myths about nationalism and anti-Semitism in Ukraine
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Here’s what 29 million tweets can teach us about Brexit
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Ukraine defeated Russia — at Eurovision. Here’s why that matters
[caption id="attachment_40894" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Eurovision Song Contest winner Jamala is
Here are the 5 things you need to know about the deadly fighting in Nagorno Karabakh
[caption id="attachment_38644" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Mobile artillery units of the Nagorno-Karabakh
Is Putin about to face a ‘colored revolution’?
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Can we prevent terrorism by checking immigrants’ social media accounts? No.
[caption id="attachment_33983" align="aligncenter" width="908"] This July 27, 2014 photo shows
How popular are Putin and Obama in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine?
It is well known that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions
In Russia, the political impact of social media varies by platform
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World values lost in translation
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For Ukrainian voters, key is policy preferences, not native language or ethnicity, of candidates
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Two important facts about Ukraine
The following is a guest post from political geographer Ralph S.
To strengthen claims on Crimea, Russia and Ukraine woo Crimean Tatars
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Vladimir Putin: Ethnic Russian Nationalist
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Do Crimeans actually want to join Russia?
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Russia vs. Ukraine: A clash of brothers, not cultures
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Who are the Crimean Tatars, and why are they important?
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As police raid protests in Ukraine, protesters turn to Twitter and Facebook
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How Ukrainian protestors are using Twitter and Facebook
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Violence as a Source of Trust in Mafia-type Organizations
Criminals have great difficulty in trusting each other - they
The International Relations of Cybersecurity
The recent "Mandiant report":http://www.lawfareblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Mandiant_APT1_Report.pdf has spurred a lot of debate
2012 Ukrainian Parliamentary Elections: Post-Election Report
And now for a brief break from our election coverage
Pre-Election Report: Ukraine 2012 Parliamentary Election
In our continuing series of election reports, we now present
Academics as Ambassadors
As I have previously noted in the Monkey Cage, a
Esablishment of Jordan Center for Russian Studies at NYU and Call for Executive Director Candidates
First, an announcement: New York University’s Department of "Russian &
Russia in 2020
"Nikolay Petrov":http://www.carnegieendowment.org/experts/index.cfm?fa=expert_view&expert_id=370 of the "Carnegie Moscow Center":http://carnegie.ru/?lang=en is heading up
More on Bilingual Polling
In response to my "request yesterday":https://themonkeycage.org/2010/11/are_polls_more_likely_to_be_of.html for more information on
The Best Three Years of My Life….
There's an interesting op ed in the NY Times today
How the Kyrgyz Events Could have been a Civil War
Professor "Scott Radnitz":http://faculty.washington.edu/srad/ sends along the following comments on last
Kyrgyz (non-colored) Revolution – In Progress and Being Twittered
So no sooner had I finished reading "Erik's post":https://themonkeycage.org/2010/04/a_new_twittered_revolution.html about
Facebook and the Russians
Facebook "announced yesterday":http://www.facebook.com/press/releases.php?p=103711 that it had received a $200 million
A plan for economic recovery
International economics is a mystery to me, but the following