Digital deceit: waging war with disinformation
There is nothing new about either fake news or Russian disinformation campaigns. Back in 1983, at the height of the cold war, an extraordinary story appeared in a little-known pro-Soviet… Read more »
Category: Central/Eastern Europe
Lost in transition? Ukraine’s Tunisia moment
As reforms stall in Ukraine, the tragic killing of a young activist could become a rallying cry for systemic change, notes analyst Diane Francis. The year for Ukrainians began… Read more »
Sarajevo’s War Childhood Museum is ’30 Under 30′ innovator
Forbes has revealed its third annual “30 Under 30 Europe” list, featuring 600 young innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders across Europe under the age of 30 in 20 different categories…. Read more »
European civil society facing fresh threats
In many parts of the European Union, civil society is under threat, according to a new report by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). Given the role civil… Read more »
Western Balkans vulnerable to ‘corrosive capital?’
Malign outside influence in the Western Balkans, in particular by Russia, is of increasing concern. The lack of a strong legal framework makes countries in the region especially vulnerable to… Read more »
Georgia’s citizens pro-Western and pro-democracy, despite Russian disinformation
Georgia’s citizens remain largely pro-Western and pro-democracy, despite a sustained campaign of Russian disinformation, according to the National Democratic Institute’s National Democratic Institute’s most recent public opinion research, conducted in partnership… Read more »
Kremlin must face consequences for interference & disinformation
Russia must face far stronger consequences for its electoral interference and disinformation operations, according to Philip Gordon and Robert Blackwill, senior fellows at the Council on Foreign Relations and veterans… Read more »
Russian sharp power fuels Balkans’ democratic regression
Growing Russian influence in the Balkans is undermining democratic institutions and retarding regional states’ prospects of accession to the European Union, observers suggest. The EU is launching a diplomatic… Read more »
The 4Ps of the disinformation age
The Russian government is paying off Canada’s largest media companies to expose unsuspecting television subscribers to regime-sponsored disinformation in what amounts to a surreal 24 hour propaganda infomercial, notes… Read more »
Ukraine’s Seven Ages of Revolution
Marci Shore’s strikingly innovative The Ukrainian Night was prompted by her sense of how little Ukraine’s 2014 revolution was understood, notes Peter Pomerantsev, a director of the Arena Program at… Read more »