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Stalin, Elections, and the CIA: The Difficult Rebirth of Austrian Democracy
Following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after World War I, Austria emerged as a fledgling republic grappling with economic hardship, social unrest, and a fragmented political scene. The fragile democracy of the interwar years, plagued by instability and ideological…
Event with Jutta Sommerbauer – Life and Death in War-Torn Donbas
With the full-scale Russian invasion in its third year, the most intense fighting is currently taking place in the Ukrainian Donbas. Shellings and deaths there make the global news. Yet…
Andrey Zakharov – On Putin’s War in Ukraine, Propaganda, and the Rise of Conservatives in the West
For much of the world, Putin’s war with Ukraine started with Russian troops attacking from all directions on February 24th, 2022. However, for Ukraine, this war began in 2014 when…
Four Tactics of the Russian Propaganda Machine in Social Media
We’ve grown accustomed to thinking that television is the main source of propaganda. However, in the world of digital media, TV hosts are not enough to control opinions. Propaganda has…