Propaganda

Oct
11
Photo of the flag of the People's Republic of China (PRC)

Four Similarities Between Chinese and Russian Propaganda ... and One Big Difference

The U.S. Department of State recently released a report on the scope of Chinese information campaigns. We note that the PRC's strategies frequently coincide with the Kremlin’s, and the similarities can tell us much about how authoritarian regimes operate today.
8 min read
Jul
01

Why the Insurrection Failed

Five Factors that Led to Prigozhin’s Downfall
8 min read
Jun
22
How Trouble Found the Mayor of Krasnodar (and What He Did About It)

How Trouble Found the Mayor of Krasnodar (and What He Did About It)

Negative sentiment does not always mean displeasure. To make sense of sentiment in big data sets, one actually needs to know the minutiae of local social conditions. Sounds too paradoxical? Consider the recent fortunes of Evgeny Naumov, the mayor of Krasnodar.
3 min read
Nov
03
Decayed Ferris Wheel

How Propaganda Spreads When Nobody Believes It

The dirty bomb rumor and other pseudo-events
4 min read