New Iron Curtain
The Kremlin is building its network of domestic surveillance technology and quietly mobilizing the public administration to deal with “troublemakers” at home.
No Result Found
October 26, 2022
Russia’s Surveillance State
The Kremlin is building its network of domestic surveillance technology and quietly mobilizing the public administration to deal with “troublemakers” at home.
October 24, 2022
Untangling Moscow’s Complex Cyber Web
Russia’s cyber arsenal consists of a complex web of actors, not an efficient, centralized, top-down operation. Untangling this web is an important step toward preventing future attacks.
October 21, 2022
Putin’s 6G Plan is a Candidate for Russia’s Tech Graveyard
Despite the Russian government’s attempts to make rapid technological developments, it does not always work.
June 7, 2022
The New Iron Curtain
Given Putin’s ever-present paranoia and insecurity, an assault on the Internet was inevitable. As he wages war in Ukraine, he seeks to suppress it completely.
April 13, 2022
The New Iron Curtain Part 5: Russia’s War Against Silicon Valley
When he came to power, Vladimir Putin ignored the Internet. After discovering its power, he has tried to control it. Now, as he wages war in Ukraine, he wants to suppress it. He must not succeed.
April 5, 2022
The New Iron Curtain Part 4: Russia’s Sovereign Internet Takes Root
In 2019, Putin signed new legislation to shut Russians off from information disputing the Kremlin narrative. Western tech helped build the censorship apparatus.
March 30, 2022
The New Iron Curtain Part 3: The Internet is a Western Plot
In 2017, Russia vowed to make its Internet sustainable and self-sufficient. In reality, the Kremlin undertook its first systematic effort to control its cyberspace.
March 23, 2022
A New Iron Curtain: Russia’s Sovereign Internet
As Russia sends tanks and soldiers to invade Ukraine, it is also dispatching censors and regulators to strangle the free and open flow of information in Russia.
March 23, 2022
The New Iron Curtain Part 1: Putin Wakes Up to the Danger of a Free Internet
Inside Russia, the Internet remains up and running, and news from Ukraine has become more and more dangerous to Putin.
