Middle East
Assessing China and Russia’s Moves in the Middle East
Ali Wyne, Colin P. Clarke Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 8:14 AM
The United States will need to learn how to work with and around the influence of other powerful states.
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Disinformation
Moving Beyond Fears of the ‘Russian Playbook’
Camille François Tue, Sep 15, 2020, 8:01 AM
Tackling disinformation requires humility, calm and attention to details as the threat evolves and becomes more complex: Tropes such as the “Russian playbook” are no longer helpful ahead of the November election.
Foreign Policy Essay
Seven Bad Options to Counter State Sponsorship of Proxies
Sara Plana Sun, Sep 13, 2020, 10:01 AM
The United States has choices to respond to the Russian bounty program in Afghanistan, but it's best options might be the ones people won't hear about.
Documents
Office of the Director of National Intelligence Issues Statement on Foreign Interference in the 2020 Election
Matt Gluck Fri, Aug 7, 2020, 5:45 PM
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a statement Friday outlining foreign threats to the integrity of the 2020 election.
Data Protection
Better Transparency Reporting Can Shed Light on Russian Internet Censorship
Sergei Hovyadinov Fri, Aug 7, 2020, 9:01 AM
The Russian government has been trying to remove more and more content from online platforms in recent years. Companies have largely complied with the demands.
Election Security
How Might the Sleeper Agents From “The Americans” Interfere in the Election?
Herb Lin, Steven Weber Tue, Aug 4, 2020, 2:55 PM
The television show “The Americans” imagined KGB agents deployed to the U.S. undercover as regular suburbanites. If the show’s Russian operatives were in the U.S. today, what might they do in the run-up to November?
Podcasts
Fault Lines Episode 35: Pipelines, the Arctic, and Crimes Against Humanity - Global Leadership Dilemmas!
Lester Munson Thu, Jul 30, 2020, 12:33 PM
`Nord Stream 2 is exacerbating the split between the United States and its European Allies. Across the Mediterranean Laurent Gbagbo is acquitted of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Les Munson, Jamil Jaffer, Loren Dealy Mahler, and Andrew Borene discuss how the U.S. should push back against the Russians in Europe and how Americans should think about the ICC.
National Security Strategy
The U.S. Defense Space Strategy Works on Paper, but Will it be Implemented?
Frank A. Rose Tue, Jul 14, 2020, 8:01 AM
Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
Russia
House Foreign Affairs Holds Hearing on Kremlin Crimes Abroad
Elliot Setzer Tue, Jul 7, 2020, 12:24 PM
On Tuesday, July 7, at 2:00 p.m., the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy and the Environment will hold a hearing on exposing and demanding accountability for Kremlin crimes abroad. The subcommittee will hear testimony from: Daniel Fried, the former State Department coordinator for sanctions policy; Michael McFaul, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia; Kimberly Marten, the chair of the political science department at Barnard College; and Vladimir Kara-Murza, Chairman of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom.
Russia and Eastern Europe
The End of the Open Skies Treaty and the Politics of Compliance
Alexander Graef Mon, Jul 6, 2020, 8:01 AM
In a statement withdrawing from the treaty, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Russia of flagrantly violating its provisions. Were those allegations justified? If so, on what grounds?