Security Challenges of the Baltic Sea Region: LIVE STREAM
byUpNorth will be live streaming the Security Challenges of the Baltic Sea Region in Stockholm this Saturday. The aim of the conference is to…
Russia
Disinformation and NATO: An Interview with Latvian Foreign Minister, Edgars Rinkēvičs
byAn exclusive interview with Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edgars Rinkēvičs, during his recent visit to Canada. The Minister talks about the ongoing information…
Kadyrov Opens First Concentration Camp for Gays Since Hitler’s Times
byChechen head Ramzan Kadyrov has not only sponsored direct attacks on members of the LGBT community in his republic but has adopted a plan…
Vladimir Putin’s Selective Use of History
byUsing history is merely a tactic for the Kremlin. The West often regards Russian President Vladimir Putin as a history-conscious leader. The reasoning for…
Central Moscow in Navalny Protest Lockdown – Media Blacked Out
byVIDEO SHOT BY ALEXEY KOVALEV SHOWS MASSIVE POLICE PRESENCE AND VIOLENT ARREST OF PROTESTORS Things are getting quite tense around Pushkin sq, lots of…
Moscow Outlet Describes How Russia Should Break Up Each of the Baltic Countries
byArguing that the Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians are more russophobic than any other nation in the world, the Russian propaganda site, SputnikPogrom, outlines how…
The Reality in Russia’s Fake News Attacks on Environmentalists
byWith the rise of Donald Trump, fake news hit the West with such surprising ferocity that it’s easy to forget how long Russia has…
Battle of Narratives: Russia’s War on History
byWe need to reset relations with Russia on the Kremlin’s terms. That, stripped of its decorative elements, is the argument made by my old…
Sofi Oksanen: Your Silence Will Not Protect You
byDuring my years at school, maps hung on our classroom walls on which the Finnish borders were clear, as were those of the Soviet…
Estonia, Russia and The War on Truth
byPropaganda is now the central front of the New Cold War. But Estonians were on to the role of the Kremlin’s media machine much…