Disinformation is everywhere, originates from anywhere, and threatens everyone. From Hillary Clinton’s “pizzagate”during the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election to 5G radio towers spreading the …
How Renewable Energy can Lessen Putin’s Grip on Russia
President Vladimir Putin is more vulnerable than some may realize. By over-relying on oil and natural gas production to fund social-welfare programs it shows that his grip on power is finite, …
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Russia Coronavirus Measures and Their Effect On Its Shaky Democracy
The human rights situation in modern Russia has been extremely rocky since Putin first took power as president. Today, the coronavirus pandemic has given Putin and his administration a new weapon to …
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Vladimir Putin: A President for Life?
2024. The year Vladimir Putin is supposed to step down from power after more than two decades of serving as both President and Prime Minister. After rising to power in the 1990s as a …
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Putin’s Constitutional Amendments: A Further Deterioration of Russian Democracy
Since Vladimir Putin was re-elected as President of Russia in 2018 questions have arisen as to what role he will play in the Russian government once his presidential term ends in 2024. In his State of …
Russian Social Media Disinformation and its Attack on US Democracy
During the last five years, Russian-organized spreads of disinformation over various social media platforms have undermined democracy in the United States. The crusade Russian platforms …
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The Democratic and Geopolitical Repercussions of US Withdrawal from Syria
The departure of US forces from Syria serves as a capitulation to authoritarian forces and as a death knell to any hope of democratic peace brokering. President Trump’s decision to withdraw US …
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The Suspected Role of Russian Money in German Democratic Erosion by Shiva Kangeyan
The general consensus is that Russia is at present an illiberal democracy. What is also at present occurring is a wave of right-wing populism and democratic erosion in Western Europe in the US. I …