Finnish authorities shut down two pro-Russian media – MV Lehti
The shutdown only lasted four hours, but the feedback from Finnish people was phenomenal. Ilja Janitsken changed servers to a place outside Finland, but uses the same hosting service. Quite literally,...
View ArticleFrom Russia With Love
Finland is engaged in a world-class struggle to counter Russian propaganda. The Finns are keenly aware that Russia is attempting to influence them, undermine Finland’s power, and push the Russian...
View ArticleVostochny Cosmodrome: Russian Space Project Isn’t Going to Plan
Vostochny Cosmodrome Corruption is a way of life in Russia, leading to massive cost and time overruns at the Vostochny Cosmodrome. </end editorial> by ALEXEY EREMENKO and ALEXANDER SMITH MOSCOW...
View ArticlePutin’s Infowar on America
The DNC leaks were another Russian victory as the U.S. fails to fight back. By L. GORDON CROVITZ July 31, 2016 5:30 p.m. ET This column recently predicted that Russia would disclose hacked emails just...
View ArticleKremlin Watch Monitor. June 25, 2016
Weekly update on Kremlin disinformation efforts in Europe Junior analyst Vlaďka Vojtíšková from the European Values think-tank co-authored a research paper published by the Martens Centre. The paper...
View ArticleMy Obsessive, Paranoid Russian Propagandist/Stalker
Good friend and colleague is one of the stalwart lads helping me expose Russian trolls and propagandists. His latest claim to fame is being “permanently banned” from LinkedIn, with no recourse, no due...
View ArticleRussia accuses Google Maps of ‘topographical cretinism’
Suck it up, buttercups. Russian Crimea? Shirley, you jest. </end editorial> By Adam Taylor July 29 It has been more than two years since Russia reclaimed the peninsula of Crimea from Ukraine. At...
View ArticleThe new shadow warfare: How Putin’s methods are fanning the flames of...
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony at a Russian Chapel at the Vrsic mountain pass in northern Slovenia (Photo: JURE MAKOVEC/AFP/Getty Images) Ian Birrell 18:32Sunday...
View ArticleKremlin Watch Monitor ǀ August 1, 2016
New publication Jakub Janda, Head of the Kremlin Watch Program, is a co-author of a new studypublished by the Political Capital Institute called “The Weaponization of Culture: Kremlin’s traditional...
View ArticleLinkedIn Losing Users, Customers, And Confidence. Microsoft?
A friend of mine received the following note, which I have anonymized, from a dissatisfied paying customer of LinkedIn. Hope all is well with you. I have decided to leave LI and part ways with them....
View ArticleBeyond The DNC Hack: Russian Interference In The West
JULY 28, 2016 | MACKENZIE WEINGER With strong links suggesting Russian involvement in the hack of the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) email servers, the Kremlin’s efforts to disrupt and interfere...
View ArticleRussian Tired Old Rhetoric
“We need it badly,” Pukhov said. “Believe it or not, we’re not going to project force, we need to protect our territory.” With this sentence, an article published in Russian Insider discusses new...
View ArticleStopFakeNews #93 [ENG] with Brian Mefford
August 01, 2016 – 12:36 The latest edition of StopFake News with political consultant Brian Mefford. Among this week’s fakes, sanctions, Belgium and the Finnish farmer, claims Ukraine is soliciting...
View ArticleEvent: Expert Seminar “Strategic Communications: Insights from the Commercial...
Date: 30th – 31st August 2016 Event location/address: Riga, Latvia The aim of this seminar is to address current challenges in NATO Strategic Communications and identify solutions and best practice...
View ArticleWelcome To The Russian Game: It’s Embarrassing, It’s Dirty, And It Might Be...
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you. posted on Jul. 25, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. Miriam Elder BuzzFeed News World Editor Back in 2010, a series of sex tapes started hitting the...
View ArticleRussia Today is not alternative news: it is propaganda
Good article until the second half contains input by Dr. Piers Robinson, who defends RT by attacking Western media. Of course, he will deny he is defending it, but he refuses to address complaints...
View ArticleRussia’s President Fights to Keep Control
A Russian helicopter circles the Kremlin in central Moscow. A power play is underway by elements of the security services that could jeopardize Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hold on power. (VASILY...
View ArticleMeet Stephen F. Cohen, Vladimir Putin’s Best Friend in the American Media
USEFUL IDIOT 03.16.14 6:45 AM ET By Cathy Young He is a great historian of Stalinism who has been celebrated by colleagues on the left and right. So why is Stephen F. Cohen so eager to act as a...
View ArticleA Troll With A Cause
A troll invasion, on multiple fronts. By Brian Whitmore August 03, 2016 One story made global headlines. One only made it onto the radar of the most obsessive Kremlin-watchers. The solidifying...
View ArticleHow the International Media Enables Russian Aggression in Ukraine
A member of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR) forces guides a tank to park after withdrawing it further from the frontline outside Luhansk, Ukraine, October 3, 2015. REUTERS/Alexander...
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