Alina Polyakova

Alina Polyakova is the David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Foreign Policy program's Center on the United States and Europe and adjunct professor of European studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.

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The Russia Connection

What the Mueller Report Tells Us About Russian Influence Operations

Alina Polyakova Fri, Apr 19, 2019, 11:44 AM

The redacted Special Counsel report confirms that the Russian government, carried out a multi-pronged campaign against the U.S. before, during, and after the 2016 election. There were three distinct elements of that campaign.

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Russia and Eastern Europe

Want to Know What’s Next in Russian Election Interference? Pay Attention to Ukraine’s Elections

Alina Polyakova Thu, Mar 28, 2019, 3:47 PM

Deterring an increasingly aggressive Russia must start in Ukraine.

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Russia

Putin’s Potemkin Election

Alina Polyakova Thu, Mar 22, 2018, 9:00 AM

The Russian election made Putin more like Stalin—with the West’s consent.

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Cybersecurity and Deterrence

The Next Russian Attack Will Be Far Worse than Bots and Trolls

Alina Polyakova Tue, Mar 20, 2018, 9:30 AM

An all-out attack on Western critical infrastructure seems inevitable.

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