Western & Northern Europe
Untangling China’s Influence Operations in Italy
No Result Found
November 6, 2018
Hybrid Transactions
Democracy and the rule of law seem solid until greed gets in the way. That is the story of Danske Bank, a reputable Danish bank, whose Estonian branch handled €200bn (about $227bn) in suspicious transactions from 10,000 non-resident customers between 2007 and 2015. The chief executive, Thomas Borgen, has resigned, Criminal investigations are underway in Denmark, Estonia, the […]
October 10, 2018
Eroding Trust in the Age of Spies
Using state-generated distrust to divide people was a common Soviet strategy. This tactic is still practiced by Kremlin-linked media in Estonia.
October 9, 2018
Exploring Latvia’s Election Day Hack
On 6 October, Latvia’s parliamentary election day, popular social network Draugiem.lv was hacked, apparently by pro-Kremlin online forces.
August 21, 2018
Sputnik Spreads False Facts About Latvia
Valentin Rozentsov, editor-in-chief of Sputnik Latvia, claims he was detained at Riga airport on 4 July and interrogated at the headquarters of the Security Police for almost 12 hours about his work. His claims are false and are part of Russia’s effort to undermine Latvian authorities.
August 21, 2018
Putin’s Viennese Waltz
Under the right-wing coalition government which took office in December, Austria has been rattling nerves at home and abroad. It has infuriated Italy by offering passports to German-speakers in South Tirol, reopening a long-buried feud over the former Austro-Hungarian territory’s ethnic and linguistic identity. It has infuriated Israel, and observant Jews, by scheduling an EU summit that will start […]
July 30, 2018
Shoigu Looks North
Russia is complaining about a problem that it has itself created.
July 20, 2018
Defending Europe
France spends more on defense than Russia. Admittedly, the numbers are a bit misleading. The Kremlin probably under-reports its spending. And its $55.3 billion stretches further than France’s $56.3 billion.
July 12, 2018
Estonian Students Discover Kremlin Propaganda
Western countries are not as defenseless against disinformation and propaganda as it may seem.
May 8, 2018
Make NATO Great Again
On the road to Brussels, Washington should make an appeal to the German people.