by Matt Armstrong | Feb 15, 2015 | Monitor
Read my December 15, 2014 article at War on the Rocks: Russian President Vladimir Putin has nearly completed his purge of independent news media in Russia. “This is not just a war of information,” says one keen analyst at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. “It is a...
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Nov 25, 2014 | Monitor
By Patricia H Kushlis In a talk in Washington, DC last April, Strobe Talbot, Russian expert, journalist and former Deputy Secretary of State, described Vladimir Putin as a consummate risk taker, an excellent tactician but a poor strategist. Putin’s dream of...
by Charles Cameron | Oct 9, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — perhaps it’s time we took the evident upside-downness of the world more upside-down-seriously ] . ** I’ve run across death by crucifix twice this week, once in an episode of Sons of Anarchy, and once in what purported to be an...
by Charles Cameron | Sep 22, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — not sure of the original provenance, but the content speaks for itself ] . Infographie jihadiste pour dire que les frères musulmans ont eu tort de croire en la démocratie en rejetant le jihad pic.twitter.com/XNQY6igDct — David...
by Matthew Wallin | Sep 11, 2014 | Monitor
A great deal of attention is being given recently to the State Department’s efforts to combat extremism online. Notably, a video recently released by the State Department’s “Think Again Turn Away” campaign contains graphic video of some of the many atrocities...
