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It’s now less than half a year until the U.S. midterm elections. Taking place at the half-way point of the president’s four-year term, when all 435 Members of Congress and 34 of the 100 Senators’ seat
May. 29, 2022
Ukraine is winning the information war. Russians, still dangerous, are going underground. Alex Zamkovoi is a journalist and fact-checker. In 2021, he joined Stopfake.org, where he researches the sprea
May. 27, 2022
Ukraine is very grateful for all the cannon, howitzers and rocket artillery the West has sent. But the Ukrainians want more – particularly high tech precision rockets with a lot more reach. No less th
May. 27, 2022
How stable is the Ukrainian economy following Russia’s invasion of its neighbor? To a large degree, the answer to this question depends on exports, or rather – on logistics. It is no coincidence that
May. 25, 2022
Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon is a PhD student in History at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a public commentator in American media on the war in Ukraine and Russian-American and Ukraine-American
May. 25, 2022
It’s an old trick from listening to focus groups. Count how many times people use the same word when talking. Usually, it’s a reasonable indicator of what’s important to them, what they’re thinking ab
May. 24, 2022
The war in Ukraine has shown what soldiers have known for centuries – that morale is more important than any expensive weapons system or military doctrine. Scenes of soldiers singing in the dungeons o
May. 24, 2022
On Saturday, May 21, the Russian Federation announced a list of “Citizens of the United States under personal sanctions, including prohibition from entering the Russian Federation”. Included are 963 U
May. 22, 2022
Julia Davis is the foremost U.S. expert on Russian government-controlled television and propaganda. She founded Russian Media Monitor to “watch Russian news so that you don’t have to.” Ms. Davis agree
May. 21, 2022
Filtration camps are reportedly being used by Russian forces in occupied territories of Ukraine, as part of its ongoing invasion. According to the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada o
May. 20, 2022
On 2 March 2022, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and labeling it an act of aggression. Since then, the Russian army has reportedly subjected Ukraini
May. 19, 2022
Russian officials are adept at delivering patriotic speeches that convey Russia’s supposed strength and integrity. Meanwhile, their own offspring appear to enjoy living on stolen money in Western coun
May. 19, 2022
I spoke last week to Petro Okhotin, Ukrainian political strategist and co-author of the book “Win the election: step-by-step instructions” to obtain an impression and preliminary assessment of how Rus
May. 8, 2022
Burgeoning deliveries of western heavy weapons to Ukraine will soon blunt the Russian army’s ability to advance, but defeat at the hands of Ukraine’s Armed Forces (UAF) – though almost inevitable – wi
May. 5, 2022
It’s now less than half a year until the U.S. midterm elections. Taking place at the half-way point of the president’s four-year term, when all 435 Members of Congress and 34 of the 100 Senators’ seat
May. 29, 2022
Ukraine is winning the information war. Russians, still dangerous, are going underground. Alex Zamkovoi is a journalist and fact-checker. In 2021, he joined Stopfake.org, where he researches the sprea
May. 27, 2022
Ukraine is very grateful for all the cannon, howitzers and rocket artillery the West has sent. But the Ukrainians want more – particularly high tech precision rockets with a lot more reach. No less th
May. 27, 2022
How stable is the Ukrainian economy following Russia’s invasion of its neighbor? To a large degree, the answer to this question depends on exports, or rather – on logistics. It is no coincidence that
May. 25, 2022
Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon is a PhD student in History at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a public commentator in American media on the war in Ukraine and Russian-American and Ukraine-American
May. 25, 2022
It’s an old trick from listening to focus groups. Count how many times people use the same word when talking. Usually, it’s a reasonable indicator of what’s important to them, what they’re thinking ab
May. 24, 2022
The war in Ukraine has shown what soldiers have known for centuries – that morale is more important than any expensive weapons system or military doctrine. Scenes of soldiers singing in the dungeons o
May. 24, 2022
On Saturday, May 21, the Russian Federation announced a list of “Citizens of the United States under personal sanctions, including prohibition from entering the Russian Federation”. Included are 963 U
May. 22, 2022
Julia Davis is the foremost U.S. expert on Russian government-controlled television and propaganda. She founded Russian Media Monitor to “watch Russian news so that you don’t have to.” Ms. Davis agree
May. 21, 2022
Filtration camps are reportedly being used by Russian forces in occupied territories of Ukraine, as part of its ongoing invasion. According to the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada o
May. 20, 2022
On 2 March 2022, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and labeling it an act of aggression. Since then, the Russian army has reportedly subjected Ukraini
May. 19, 2022
Russian officials are adept at delivering patriotic speeches that convey Russia’s supposed strength and integrity. Meanwhile, their own offspring appear to enjoy living on stolen money in Western coun
May. 19, 2022
I spoke last week to Petro Okhotin, Ukrainian political strategist and co-author of the book “Win the election: step-by-step instructions” to obtain an impression and preliminary assessment of how Rus
May. 8, 2022
Burgeoning deliveries of western heavy weapons to Ukraine will soon blunt the Russian army’s ability to advance, but defeat at the hands of Ukraine’s Armed Forces (UAF) – though almost inevitable – wi
May. 5, 2022