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Orttung: Russia uses our technologies and values against us to sow doubt

(Washington Post) The flood of “fake news” this election season got support from a sophisticated Russian propaganda campaign that created and spread misleading articles online with the goal of punishing…

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Beyond the Euromaidan: Comparative Perspectives on Advancing Reform in Ukraine [New Book]

Henry Hale and Robert Orttung’s new book, Beyond the Euromaidan: Comparative Perspectives on Reform in Ukraine, reports findings from a “dream team” of top Ukraine specialists and comparative social scientists…

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Orttung: A main challenge for the next US president is dealing with a weaker Russia [VIDEO]

(GW Presidential Inbox) "Russia's Role and Relationship" – Research Professor Robert Orttung and Research Associate Sufian Zhemukhov take us to Russia in this episode of the Presidential Inbox. What is the U.S.’s…

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Orttung: The anti-Western narrative does seem to be one of the most effective narratives that the Russians are able to use

(Christian Science Monitor) With US and Russian tensions flaring around the world, anti-American sentiment has been rising in Moscow for some time. And the recent Democratic National Committee email leaks that many experts and…

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Do Gold Medals = International Success? [Interview with Robert Orttung]

(GW) Russia takes the status of its athletes very seriously, but do they equate athletic success to international success? Professor Robert Orttung tells us why Russia may use its athletes as a metric…

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The Life and Legacy of Boris Nemtsov

(Demokratizatsiya/Event Video) During his life, Boris Nemtsov played a vital role leading reform efforts in Nizhny Novgorod. He rose to a prominent position in Yeltsin's government and was the favorite to replace the…

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Measuring RT’s Impact on YouTube

(RAD) This edition looks at the question of information warfare. Firstly, Elizabeth Nelson, Robert Orttung, Anthony Livshen analyse Russia Today’s (RT) YouTube programming across several of its various language channels.…

How to Effectively Fight Corruption in Ukraine: Coalitions of the Like-Minded Can Degrade Entrenched Interests

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Nearly two years after the Euromaidan protests chased Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych from power, corruption remains among the top internal problems hindering the country’s development. Although the…

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Orttung named ‘principal investigator’ of NSF grant to study the Arctic

Russia’s city of Norilsk is home to nearly 180,000 people. It has shopping complexes and supermarkets and even nightclubs, and it almost seems like any urban center—except that it’s located…

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Interview with Orttung on Putin’s ratings, propaganda, and likelihood of revolutionary change in Russia

(Institute of Modern Russia) As the Russian economy flounders due to the low price of oil, the possibility of social unrest has risen, leading Putin’s government to clench its grip on…

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Orttung: Russia uses our technologies and values against us to sow doubt

Beyond the Euromaidan: Comparative Perspectives on Advancing Reform in Ukraine [New Book]

Orttung: A main challenge for the next US president is dealing with a weaker Russia [VIDEO]

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The Life and Legacy of Boris Nemtsov

Measuring RT’s Impact on YouTube

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Orttung named ‘principal investigator’ of NSF grant to study the Arctic

Interview with Orttung on Putin’s ratings, propaganda, and likelihood of revolutionary change in Russia