Section: US & Canada
In Ukraine, people power rattles another government
Despite the familiar scene, this week’s demonstrations brought together an unlikely mix of activists …read more Source: The Globe and...
Disinformation and the Decay of Nations
Discord is a niche social media platform used by the video gaming community to organize strategies for competing in massive multiplayer online worlds. It has also been used by the extreme Right to plan international revolution. Extremist discussions on Discord are hard to penetrate. During September’s German election, for example, anyone...
Society and Rulers
The prospect of a relatively stable outcome to Putin’s anticipated next term depends on the way that Russia’s central authorities manage their relationship with the country’s wider society over the course of 2018-2024. The Putin regime has made enforcing domestic discipline its main priority and thereby limited its options. The...
NATO Leaders Set To Meet In July 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump and his NATO counterparts will meet for a summit in Brussels in July 2018. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia-NATO Council To Meet For Second Time This Year
The joint Russia-NATO Council will meet in Brussels on October 26, the second time the body has convened this year. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Pro-Ukrainian Russian Activist Released After Two Years At Penal Colony
A Russian activist imprisoned for Internet posts criticizing Russia’s interference in Ukraine has been released from a penal colony after serving her two-year sentence. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Vladimir Putin Says He Fears ‘Srebrenica-like’ Massacre in Ukraine
Russia has long been accused of sending support for insurgents in Ukraine via the porous border. …read more Source:...
The Daily Vertical: The Third Time’s The Hardest
The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Analysis | Western sanctions are shrinking Russia’s population
President Vladimir Putin openly admits that economic sanctions “are severely harming Russia.” Imposed largely in response to the Kremlin’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014, Western sanctions have since become a primary thrust of Russia’s foreign policy, perhaps even motivating the Kremlin’s meddling in the 2016 U.S....
The Morning Vertical, October 20, 2017
Your daily roundup. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
