What Donald Trump owes to George Soros Steve Bannon, a high priest of the far right movement that put Trump in the White House, says Soros gave him the model to follow perspective Natalia Antelava
Border 911: The Misinformation Network Profiting Off the ‘Invasion’ Narrative A shadowy nexus of pro-Trump nonprofits are securing lucrative security contracts to spew disinformation about border “invasion” feature Melissa del Bosque, Maria Polletta, Francesca D'Annunzio, Monica Camacho and Jack Sapoch
How to make M.A.G.A. mean ‘Make America Good Again’ Time for ‘outer Americans’ to stand up for the old ideals of inner America perspective Peter Pomerantsev
Why the Czech government can’t beat back online disinformation Attempts to stop homegrown false narratives from proliferating online have largely failed feature Amanda Coakley
From the Margins to Power: Georgia’s Elections and the Kremlin’s Empire Georgia’s Elections, the Kremlin’s Empire, and Lessons for U.S. Democracy perspective Natalia Antelava
Ground Zero of Russian Interference Elections in Georgia and Moldova will determine Russia’s influence on the region Masho Lomashvili
I'm protesting Georgia's 'Russian law.' The police beat me up mercilessly One Gen-Z protester’s story of police brutality in Tbilisi, where tens of thousands are marching on the streets to protest the Kremlin-inspired 'foreign agents' law. first person Luka Gviniashvili and Isobel Cockerell
An unseen interview with Vladimir Kara-Murza: 'Putin’s propaganda has taught us not to trust a lot of things' Following Alexei Navalny's death, Vladimir Kara-Murza is now the highest profile political prisoner in Russia. In this previously unseen interview from 2019, he talks about being poisoned, what keeps him awake at night and why people in the West shouldn't take their freedom for granted newsletter Natalia Antelava
Roe’s repeal has energized Africa’s anti-abortion movement The Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade has electrified Ethiopia’s anti-abortion movement, leaving the country’s landmark 2005 abortion law on shaky ground. feature Erica Hellerstein
While Greece burned, politicians blamed migrants Conspiracy theorists say migrants are setting the worst wildfires in European history. Their narrative is spreading fast on social media feature Shola Lawal
In India, academic freedom is at stake in a row over research The BJP and its supporters respond with fury to an unpublished paper alleging electoral manipulation feature Alishan Jafri
As Zimbabwe elections near, China is the dragon in the room How Zimbabweans vote on August 23 could have a critical impact on the race to control the global supply of rare metals feature Ranga Mberi
How the Kremlin plans to prop up Putin After surviving a surreal coup attempt, Putin tells an even more surreal fable of a nation that stood strong behind its president explainer Tamara Evdokimova
Hate speech sparks fears of violence against Yazidis in Iraq An absence of accountability for a past genocide and a power vacuum have left the Yazidi vulnerable to renewed rounds of violence feature Frankie Vetch
