Information War Manipulating elections via Twitter in Armenia Legitimate accounts suspended while suspected bots spread fake news of Western interference dispatch Amy Mackinnon
Information War How (not to) cover lies As journalists try to figure out how to cover a “post-factual” world, they should look at Ukraine for lessons essay Natalia Antelava
Information War Why has Russia’s propaganda machine set its sights on Belarus? Some Belarusian observers see the campaign as a replay of Moscow’s Ukraine tactics dispatch Amy Mackinnon
Information War Russian propaganda exploits ethnic tensions to keep Macedonia looking inward, not westward dispatch Dan McLaughlin
Soft Power Searching for Putin’s Swedish friends Dissatisfied with the mainstream media, Sweden’s old left and alt-right find common ground on Russia dispatch Dominic Hinde
Information War Why Europe’s last dictator may suddenly need uncensored TV Belarus may lose the only TV channel that dares to criticize its dictator. And that could be bad news for Lukashenko himself dispatch Amy Mackinnon
Information War Disinformation in action: social media users catch Sputnik International accusing Georgia of legalizing ‘sodomy,’ ‘lesbianism’ dispatch Katia Patin
Information War Weaponizing History: World War II Memorial attackers aim to divide Poland and Ukraine The two allies claim Moscow is using their fraught wartime history to stir up suspicions between them feature Dan McLaughlin
Traditional Values Kremlin, nationalists face off over Romanov romance ‘Mathilda’ Moscow’s conservative friends become its foes in campaign to defend Tsar Nicholas II’s memory feature Natalia Antonova
Information War The Czech Republic’s Phantom Muslim Menace Pro-Kremlin media have found fertile ground for Islamophobia in a country where most people have no personal experience with Islam feature Michael Colborne
Traditional Values Clash of Narratives: A Tale of Two Georgias Episode Three: Winners and Losers Coda Story
Traditional Values ‘Very dangerous’: a new law in Armenia aimed to prevent domestic violence is scrapped for being too ‘European’ Is concern about domestic violence the new fault line in the battle between ‘liberal’ and ‘traditional’ values? feature Gayane Abrahamyan
Traditional Values Bart’s Story: Life as a Transgender Man Living in Conservative Georgia video Coda Story