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As fears of an economic downturn grow in the US, President Trump today posted that he will raise tariffs on all Canadian steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% and threatened to shut down the Canadian automobile industry. This comes as the Dow and S&P 500 each posted their worst day of the year. Former Vice Chair of the Fed Richard Clarida joins the show to discuss this all.  Also on today's show: Alina Polyakova, CEO & President, Centre for European Policy Analysis; Winnie Byanyima, UNAIDS Executive Director; Dr Ashish Jha, Dean, Brown University School of Public Health/ Fmr. COVID 19 Response Coordinator Under Pres. Biden  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three years into the invasion of Ukraine, and amid the Trump administration's rapid shift in US-Russia relations, can European and NATO allies continue to rely on the United States for support? On the GZERO World Podcast, Ian Bremmer is on the ground in Germany on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference for a hard look at the future of European security with US Senator Elissa Slotkin. World leaders and diplomats gathered at the annual conference to discuss global security challenges, but the biggest story, by far, in Munich was the news of President Trump's 90-minute phone call with Vladimir Putin, which upended three years of US-led efforts to isolate Russia diplomatically. The Trump administration is emphatic: it wants an end to the war and that Europe is responsible for maintaining peace in any ceasefire deal. But can Europe guarantee Ukraine's security without US support? Later in the episode, GZERO's Tony Maciulis speaks with Alina Polyakova, President and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis, to discuss the reaction to the Trump-Putin call and growing fears that NATO allies will be left on the sidelines of peace negotiations in Ukraine.Host: Ian BremmerGuest: Elissa Slotkin Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive new episodes as soon as they're published.

Three years into the invasion of Ukraine, and amid the Trump administration's rapid shift in US-Russia relations, can European and NATO allies continue to rely on the United States for support? On the GZERO World Podcast, Ian Bremmer is on the ground in Germany on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference for a hard look at the future of European security with US Senator Elissa Slotkin. World leaders and diplomats gathered at the annual conference to discuss global security challenges, but the biggest story, by far, in Munich was the news of President Trump's 90-minute phone call with Vladimir Putin, which upended three years of US-led efforts to isolate Russia diplomatically. The Trump administration is emphatic: it wants an end to the war and that Europe is responsible for maintaining peace in any ceasefire deal. But can Europe guarantee Ukraine's security without US support? Later in the episode, GZERO's Tony Maciulis speaks with Alina Polyakova, President and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis, to discuss the reaction to the Trump-Putin call and growing fears that NATO allies will be left on the sidelines of peace negotiations in Ukraine.Host: Ian BremmerGuest: Elissa Slotkin Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive new episodes as soon as they're published.

John J. Sullivan, a former State Department official and U.S. ambassador, says yes: “Our politicians aren't leading — Republicans or Democrats.” He gives a firsthand account of a fateful Biden-Putin encounter, talks about his new book Midnight in Moscow, and predicts what a second Trump term means for Russia, Ukraine, China — and the U.S. SOURCES:John Sullivan, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia.  RESOURCES:Midnight in Moscow: A Memoir from the Front Lines of Russia's War Against the West, by John Sullivan (2024)."The ‘Deathonomics' Powering Russia's War Machine," by Georgi Kantchev and Matthew Luxmoore (The Wall Street Journal, 2024).War, by Bob Woodward (2024)."On the Record: The U.S. Administration's Actions on Russia," by Alina Polyakova and Filippos Letsas (Brookings, 2019)."Why Economic Sanctions Still Do Not Work," by Robert A. Pape (International Security, 1998). EXTRAS:"The Suddenly Diplomatic Rahm Emanuel," by Freakonomics Radio (2023).

If Russia is allowed to walk away with any of its ill-gotten gains in Ukraine, the deterrent power of the United States and the transatlantic alliance will be lost. Read by Helen Lloyd. Image: The flags of the United States and Ukraine flying side by side. Credit: Todd Bannor / Alamy Stock Photo 

From April 7, 2018: Vladimir Kara-Murza is the vice chairman of Open Russia, the founder of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation and a contributing opinion writer for the Washington Post. On Wednesday, Kara-Murza spoke to Alina Polyakova about last month's presidential elections in Russia, the poisoning of Sergei Skirpal, and the future of Russia under and after Putin.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Debata o ukraińskiej skrajnej prawicy zorganizowana w ramach cyklu debat lemkinowskich Centrum im. prof. Bronisława Geremka, Warszawa, 15 kwietnia 2014 r. https://wszechnica.org.pl/wyklad/wzrost-popularnosci-skrajnej-prawicy-w-europie-przyklad-ukrainy-i-rosji/ 15 kwietnia 2014 roku odbyło się inauguracyjne spotkanie w ramach nowego cyklu debat lemkinowskich, który poświęcony został wzrostowi popularności skrajnej prawicy w Europie. Mimo odmiennego kontekstu społeczno-politycznego, w poszczególnych częściach Europy fenomen wzrastającej popularności prawicowego ekstremizmu wydaje się wspólny dla całego kontynentu. Krytyczny namysł nad przyczynami tego zjawiska, jego różnymi uwarunkowaniami oraz sposobami jego zapobiegania wydaje się obecnie niezbędny. Tematem pierwszej dyskusji w ramach cyklu była sytuacja w Europie Wschodniej ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem Ukrainy. – Majdan i Antymajdan tworzyli ludzie, którzy bardzo często formułowali te same zastrzeżenia wobec władz ukraińskich, odnosząc je do wysokiego poziomu korupcji, czy też sytuacji ekonomicznej i społecznej swoich rodaków. Jednakże swoje wątpliwości rozstrzygnęli już całkowicie odmiennie. Działacze Majdanu opowiadali się za zbliżeniem europejskim w imię większego obszaru wolności. Ich przeciwnicy preferowali tu przede wszystkim poczucie bezpieczeństwa pod czujnym okiem Rosji – powiedział Anton Shekhovtsov w czasie debaty, która odbyła się w Bibliotece Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego W spotkaniu wzięli udział: Vasyl Cherepanyn – doktor filozofii, szef Centrum Badań nad Kulturą Wizualną w Kijowie. Redaktor ukraińskiego wydania „Krytyki Politycznej”. Wykładowca na wydziale studiów nad kulturą Uniwersytetu Narodowego „Akademia Mohylańska” w Kijowie. Alina Polyakova – pracowniczka naukowa w Instytucie Socjologii Uniwersytetu w Bernie. W ramach przygotowań do dysertacji doktorskiej na Uniwersytecie Berkeley, California przeprowadziła wywiady z ponad stu radykalnie prawicowymi aktywistami partii Swoboda oraz z przedstawicielami nacjonalistycznych subkultur z Galicji, Wołynia oraz Kijowa. Obecnie pracuje nad książką na temat ewolucji ukraińskiej radykalnej prawicy. Anton Shekhovtsov – doktor nauk politycznych. Główny redaktor serii “Explorations of the Far Right”, pracownik w grupie „Radicalism and New Media” na Uniwersytecie Northampton, członek zespołu redakcyjnego „Journal of Comparative Fascist Studies”. Dyskusję prowadziła Ludwika Włodek – adiunkt w Studium Europy Wschodniej Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego oraz publicystka. W Ukrainie istnieje problem ekstremizmu prawicowego, skrajna partia Swoboda tworzy koalicję rządową. Mimo, że obecność ukraińskiej prawicy we władzach państwa jest cynicznie wykorzystywana i rozgrywana przez władze rosyjskie, temat ten zasługuje na poważną debatę. Punktem wyjściowym do dyskusji może być artykuł ukraińskiego historyka Wasyla Rasewycza pod tytułem W przyszłość bez Swobody Uczestnicy panelu zwrócili uwagę na paradoksalną sytuację skrajnej prawicy ukraińskiej, która zaangażowała się w rewolucję Euromajdanu w Kijowie, pomimo swojego antyeuropejskiego nastawienia. Okazuje się, że podstawowa cecha charakterystyczna ruchu –historycznie uzasadniony antyimperializm – został tu utożsamiony z proeuropejskim odwrotem od wpływów rosyjskich. Anton Shekhovtsov podkreślił, że partia Swoboda jest wprawdzie głęboko antyeuropejska i antydemokratyczna, ale jednocześnie jej elektorat sprawia wrażenie bardziej liberalnego niż elektorat partii, sytuujących się w centrum i po lewej stronie sceny politycznej. Znajdź nas: https://www.youtube.com/c/WszechnicaFWW/ https://www.facebook.com/WszechnicaFWW1/ https://anchor.fm/wszechnicaorgpl---historia https://anchor.fm/wszechnica-fww-nauka https://wszechnica.org.pl/ #prawica #debata #debatalemkinowska #lemkin #ukraina #rosja

From September 15, 2020: Alexei Navalny is Russia's most prominent dissident, opposition leader, and anti-corruption crusader—and the latest such person to be poisoned by the Vladimir Putin regime, which, of course, it denies. When we recorded this episode, Navalny's condition was improving as he received medical treatment in Germany. To discuss Navalny's career and why Putin chose now to attack him, Benjamin Wittes sat down with Alina Polyakova, President and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis. They talked about how Navalny has become such a thorn in the side of the Putin regime, why Putin keeps poisoning people as opposed to killing them by other means, and why the Russians are so ineffective at poisonings when they undertake them.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Zelensky admitted this week that Ukraine's counteroffensive has been “difficult” and Fareed talks with Alina Polyakova, the President and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis, about why it hasn't yielded the results many expected. Then, the recent coup in Niger: Fareed speaks with the senior director of the Atlantic Council's Africa Center, Rama Yade, about what this will mean for a region already plagued by unrest. Fareed then asks Jason Furman, the former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, a question on many people's minds: how did the US avoid a recession? Plus, theoretical physicist Michio Kaku tells Fareed why he believes the next big technological revolution is not artificial intelligence, but quantum computing. Guests: Alina Polyakova (@apolyakova), Rama Yade (@ramayade), Jason Furman (@jasonfurman), Michio Kaku (@michiokaku), Bruce Feiler (@BruceFeiler). Air date: August 13, 2023.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

It was a heck of a weekend in Russia. There was an insurrection, kind of? A coup, sort of? A column of troops led by Wagner chieftain Yevgeny Prigozhin marched toward Moscow from Rostov-on-Don, threatened the destabilization of the Putin regime, and then in a sudden back flip, everybody stood down and the whole thing was resolved in a weird deal between the Russian president and the renegade mercenary.To talk it all through, Lawfare Editor-in-Chief Benjamin Wittes sat down with Alina Polyakova, President of the Center for European Policy Analysis; cybersecurity guru and Lawfare Contributing Editor Matt Tait; and Dmitri Alperovitch of the Silverado Policy Accelerator. They talked about what happened over the weekend, what they know and what they think, what it might mean for Vladimir Putin's regime, and what it might mean for the war in Ukraine. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is playing up national unity two days after an uprising by mercenaries. He hailed them as patriots in a televised statement, but that did little to quiet the questions swirling about the Kremlin. Geoff Bennett discussed the Russian regime's stability and what happens next with Alina Polyakova of the Center for European Policy Analysis. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Russian President Vladimir Putin is playing up national unity two days after an uprising by mercenaries. He hailed them as patriots in a televised statement, but that did little to quiet the questions swirling about the Kremlin. Geoff Bennett discussed the Russian regime's stability and what happens next with Alina Polyakova of the Center for European Policy Analysis. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

From January 20, 2018: This week on the Lawfare Podcast, the Guardian's Moscow correspondent Shaun Walker joined special guest host Alina Polyakova to discuss his new book "The Long Hangover: Putin's New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past." They discussed Putin's use of Russian history as political strategy, the pulse of Russian politics as its elections approach in March, the changing landscape of Russia's lesser-known cities since the 1990s, and much more.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Russia took another step in its crackdown against dissent Monday. In a Moscow courtroom, the noted opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years in prison for denouncing Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. He now joins hundreds of other Russian opposition leaders and activists behind bars. Stephanie Sy discussed the price of speaking up in Russia with Alina Polyakova. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Russia took another step in its crackdown against dissent Monday. In a Moscow courtroom, the noted opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years in prison for denouncing Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. He now joins hundreds of other Russian opposition leaders and activists behind bars. Stephanie Sy discussed the price of speaking up in Russia with Alina Polyakova. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

16 March 2023: Sleep divorce can help you rest better but how does it impact a relationship, we ask Julie Mallon.Fiona McBride explains how many employers here could benefit from hiring part-time workersAnd we find out how being a mystery shopper could be an option for part-time workMamahood is a new health app dedicated to new mumsAnd the producer of Sesame Street is launching a new Arabic version of the show for Ramadan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the 1-year mark of the war in Ukraine, Stefan talks with European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders about how the EU and the international community is working to hold Russia accountable for war crimes and he speaks with Dr. Alina Polyakova of the Center for European Policy Analysis about the EU's response to Russia's aggression.

It's the first anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia. To talk about this first year and what comes next, Lawfare editor-in-chief Benjamin Wittes sat down with Alina Polyakova, president of the Center for European Policy Analysis. In a kind of tour of what's been happening in the region over the past year, they discussed what's been going on in Ukraine, in Russia, in Eastern Europe, in Western Europe, and of course, in the United States.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yuriy Sak, Advisor to Ukraine Defense Minister, says Ukraine is fighting a smarter war. Alina Polyakova, Center for European Policy Analysis President & CEO and Johns Hopkins School of advanced International Studies Professor, thinks the war in Ukraine could end this year. Subadra Rajappa, Societe Generale Head of US Rates Strategy, thinks the Fed is near the end of their rate hike cycle and that yields will eventually have to go lower. Max Kettner, HSBC Chief Multi Asset Strategist, says US equities are in a tough spot. Mickey Levy, Berenberg Capital Markets Senior Economist and Visiting Scholar at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, says the Fed should hike 50 basis points at the next meeting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From May 25, 2018: Vladimir Milov is the current economic advisor to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and the former deputy minister of energy in the Russian government. This week, Milov spoke to Alina Polyakova about the Russian economy, the recent Cabinet reshuffles in the Kremlin, and how local politics are back in Russia.Vladimir Milov is the current economic advisor to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and the former deputy minister of energy in the Russian government. This week, Milov spoke to Alina Polyakova about the Russian economy, the recent Cabinet reshuffles in the Kremlin, and how local politics are back in Russia.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 163.Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine and welcome the Telegraph's History correspondent Daniel Capurro to share some historical perspectives and thoughts on how contemporary geopolitics has been impacted by the invasion of Ukraine. Plus, we interview Alina Polyakova, managing editor of the English language news site Ukrainske Pravda about her experiences as a journalist in the war. Contributors:David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnleyDaniel Capurro (History Correspondent). With thanks to Alina Polyakova. Follow Alina on Twitter @alina_polyakovaEmail: podcasts@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From March 20, 2018: Shortly before last Sunday's election in Russia, Alina Polyakova spoke to Liza Osetinskaya, editor of The Bell and former editor in chief of Forbes Russia and independent Russian news agency RBC. They discussed the Kremlin's approach to censorship and how the Putin regime reacted when RBC, under Osetinskaya's leadership, began covering the Panama Papers.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Leaders of the G-7 announced new measures Monday to try and punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The steps are designed to target Russia's economy and military long term. But in the meantime, Russia's total war in Ukraine marches violently on. Alina Polyakova, president of the Center for European Policy Analysis, joins Nick Schifrin to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Leaders of the G-7 announced new measures Monday to try and punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The steps are designed to target Russia's economy and military long term. But in the meantime, Russia's total war in Ukraine marches violently on. Alina Polyakova, president of the Center for European Policy Analysis, joins Nick Schifrin to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Leaders of the G-7 announced new measures Monday to try and punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The steps are designed to target Russia's economy and military long term. But in the meantime, Russia's total war in Ukraine marches violently on. Alina Polyakova, president of the Center for European Policy Analysis, joins Nick Schifrin to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said this week that the United States feels Ukraine can win the war and wants to see Russia's military so 'weakened' that they can't launch similar type invasions of neighbors. In response, Moscow's ambassador to Washington said the United States should stop sending arms to Ukraine. FOX's Eben Brown speaks with Dr. Alina Polyakova, the President and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), who says Russia will only be stopped with force. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: War On Ukraine' https://listen.foxaud.io/rundown?sid=fnr.podeve Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said this week that the United States feels Ukraine can win the war and wants to see Russia's military so 'weakened' that they can't launch similar type invasions of neighbors. In response, Moscow's ambassador to Washington said the United States should stop sending arms to Ukraine. FOX's Eben Brown speaks with Dr. Alina Polyakova, the President and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), who says Russia will only be stopped with force. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: War On Ukraine' https://listen.foxaud.io/rundown?sid=fnr.podeve Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As President Zelenskyy pleads for more help, the U.S. reveals it plans to send an additional $800 million in military aid to Ukraine, which includes more weapons and ammunition. Meantime, the Prime Ministers of Finland and Sweden signaled they're considering joining NATO. Plus, the NYC subway shooter is in custody after a nearly 30-hour manhunt. And the CDC extends the travel mask mandate through May 3rd. Kevin Baron, Alina Polyakova, Melissa Murray, Tim O'Brien, Bill Bratton, James Carville, Yamiche Alcindor and David McSwane join.

From December 19, 2019: In this episode of Lawfare's Arbiters of Truth series, Alina Polyakova and Quinta Jurecic spoke with Peter Pomerantsev, a research fellow at the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University and the author of "This is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality." The book explores how the nature of propaganda has shifted as authoritarian governments move from silencing dissent to drowning dissent out with squalls of disinformation. Pomerantsev argues that this transformation traces back to the cynicism and chaos in Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union, but now it's become all too familiar around the world.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From October 1, 2019: The first two years of the Trump presidency were tied up with the Russia scandal. Now, there's another scandal involving Russia's next-door neighbor: Ukraine. The revelation that President Trump and his envoys pressured the Ukrainian government for information about debunked claims of Biden family corruption in Ukraine have brought Ukrainian domestic politics onto the American stage. The Ukrainian side of this very American scandal is complicated yet vital to understanding the whistleblower complaint and the reality of what happened with the Ukrainian prosecutor and Joe Biden's son. Quinta Jurecic sat down with Alina Polyakova, the Director of the Project on Global Democracy and Emerging Technology at the Brookings Institution, to break it all down. They talked about recent Ukrainian political developments, what exactly Joe Biden did or didn't do in Ukraine, and what this might mean for the U.S.-Ukraine relationship going forward.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Olga and Mo are joined by Dr. Alina Polyakova of CEPA to discuss how the Transatlantic Alliance is standing up to Putin's brutal assault on Ukraine. Dr. Polyakova heads up the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) and is a recognized expert on transatlantic relations, European security, Russian foreign policy, digital authoritarianism, and populism in democracies. https://twitter.com/apolyakova  https://cepa.org/ 

For years Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his organization have been the target of a Kremlin campaign of harassment, jailing and even poisoning. And on Tuesday he received a new verdict in prison, where he is already serving a two-year term, standing next to his lawyers. Alina Polyakova, president and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis, joins Nick Schifrin to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

For years Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his organization have been the target of a Kremlin campaign of harassment, jailing and even poisoning. And on Tuesday he received a new verdict in prison, where he is already serving a two-year term, standing next to his lawyers. Alina Polyakova, president and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis, joins Nick Schifrin to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

As the war in Ukraine persists, many Americans are dissatisfied with the way the Biden administration has handled international tensions. Republicans are hopeful that these growing frustrations could be the key to taking back the Senate in the midterm elections this year. Dave McCormick is one of the GOP frontrunners in the Pennsylvania Senate race. He joins to discuss his platform and unique qualifications, the issues he sees with President Biden's energy policies, and his view on how we should be handling the situation in Ukraine.   As NATO countries across the globe rebuked Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, public approval for him surged among Russian citizens. While public opinion appears to be on the Russian President's side in his nation, many believe it's the result of widespread misinformation from Russian state media and fear of retribution from the government. President and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis, Dr. Alina Polyakova breaks down how Russia has cracked down on independent media amid their invasion of Ukraine. Later, Lev Tripolsky, who left the Soviet Union during the Carter administration, relays the fear and anxiety he is hearing from citizens in Russia now eager to leave.   Plus, commentary by Democratic strategist and former Biden campaign surrogate Kevin Walling.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the war in Ukraine persists, many Americans are dissatisfied with the way the Biden administration has handled international tensions. Republicans are hopeful that these growing frustrations could be the key to taking back the Senate in the midterm elections this year. Dave McCormick is one of the GOP frontrunners in the Pennsylvania Senate race. He joins to discuss his platform and unique qualifications, the issues he sees with President Biden's energy policies, and his view on how we should be handling the situation in Ukraine.   As NATO countries across the globe rebuked Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, public approval for him surged among Russian citizens. While public opinion appears to be on the Russian President's side in his nation, many believe it's the result of widespread misinformation from Russian state media and fear of retribution from the government. President and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis, Dr. Alina Polyakova breaks down how Russia has cracked down on independent media amid their invasion of Ukraine. Later, Lev Tripolsky, who left the Soviet Union during the Carter administration, relays the fear and anxiety he is hearing from citizens in Russia now eager to leave.   Plus, commentary by Democratic strategist and former Biden campaign surrogate Kevin Walling.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues full blast with a great deal of brutality, a great deal of destruction and indeterminate levels of success. To talk about it, Benjamin Wittes sat down on Lawfare Live with Alina Polyakova of the Center for European Policy Analysis; Toomas Ilves, the former president of Estonia; Dmitri Alperovitch, the head of the Silverado Policy Accelerator; Alex Vindman, the Pritzker Military Fellow at the Lawfare Institute; and Lawfare's Dominic Bustillos. They talked about how the Russian incursion is going, whether the Russians are succeeding or falling short, how firm the the European opposition is and how debilitating it is to the Russian economy.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From December 9, 2017: When the Department of Justice required RT, the Russian-funded news outlet, to register as a foreign agent last month, the Russian government responded in kind. Yet the Kremlin's recent crackdown on Western media is just part of a longer history of stifling independent media in Russia. For this episode of the Lawfare Podcast's special Russia series, Alina Polyakova talked to Mikhail Zygar, a Russian independent journalist, filmmaker, and author of two books on the Kremlin's elite circle. They discussed what it's like to be an independent journalist in Russia today, why Putin may be far from a strategic mastermind, and much more.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the last few weeks, the Russian government has been turning up the heat on tech platforms in an escalation of its long-standing efforts to bring the internet under its control. First, Russia forced Apple and Google to remove an app from their app stores that would have helped voters select non-Kremlin-backed candidates in the country's recent parliamentary elections. Then, the government threatened to block YouTube within Russia if the platform refused to reinstate two German-language channels run by the state-backed outlet RT. And after we recorded this podcast, the Russian government announced that it would fine Facebook for not being quick enough in removing content that Russia identified as illegal.What's driving this latest offensive, and what does it mean for the future of the Russian internet? This week on Arbiters of Truth, our series on the online information ecosystem, Evelyn Douek and Quinta Jurecic spoke with Alina Polyakova, the president and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis, and Anastasiia Zlobina, the coordinator for Europe and Central Asia at Human Rights Watch. They explained what this crackdown means for social media platforms whose Russian employees might soon be at risk, the legal structures behind the Russian government's actions and what's motivating the Kremlin to extend its control over the internet. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode of Lawfare's Arbiters of Truth series on disinformation, Quinta Jurecic speaks with Alina Polyakova and Kate Klonick, who both have expertise that can clarify our confusing current moment. Alina has been running a great series of virtual events at the Center for European Policy Analysis on disinformation and geopolitics during COVID-19. And Kate's research on platform governance helps shed light on the aggressive role some tech platforms have been playing in moderating content online during the pandemic. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For this week's episode of our Arbiters of Truth series on disinformation, Evelyn Douek and Alina Polyakova talked to Aric Toler of Bellingcat, a collective that has quickly become the gold-standard for open source and social media investigations. Aric recently published a blog post in response to a New York Times article on Russian influence campaigns—one retweeted by former President Barak Obama no less—that Aric called “How Not to Report on Disinformation.” Evelyn and Alina asked him about the article and what exactly Aric thought was wrong with it as a case study in the challenges for reporters writing about disinformation operations. When are reporters helping to uncover threats to democracy, and when are they giving oxygen to fringe actors? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode of Lawfare's Arbiters of Truth series on disinformation, Alina Polyakova and Quinta Jurecic spoke with Eileen Donahoe, the executive director of the Global Digital Policy Incubator at Stanford University. There's no shortage of controversies roiling right now about free expression and the future of the internet—from platforms aggressively removing misinformation about the ongoing pandemic, to President Trump's executive order targeting Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Eileen, Quinta and Alina take a step back and review the landscape of online speech as a whole to get a more holistic sense of what things look like right now and where platforms and governments might be headed when it comes to regulating speech. They talked about the various debates over content moderation taking place within the United States and around the world, and Eileen made the case for why international human rights law should be used as the framework for both protecting and moderating online speech. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode of Lawfare's Arbiters of Truth series on disinformation, Alina Polyakova and Quinta Jurecic spoke with Laura Rosenberger, the director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy and a senior fellow at The German Marshall Fund of the United States. When it comes to information operations, most Americans probably think of Russia as the primary culprit. After all, the memory of Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election is still fresh. But over the past year, Chinese information operations have gained prominence with the Chinese Communist Party involved in aggressive online campaigns regarding unrest in Hong Kong and the ongoing pandemic. They talked about how the Chinese government wields information online, how Chinese tactics are different from Russian tactics in the information space and how democracies should respond. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on our Arbiters of Truth series on disinformation, Alina Polyakova and Quinta Jurecic spoke with Shane Huntley, the director of Google's Threat Analysis Group—a team that leads Google's efforts to track threats from nation states and hacker groups. If you've ever received a notification from Google that a state-sponsored actor is trying to access your email account, you've heard from the Threat Analysis Group. The group examines everything from attempts to steal cryptocurrency to what Google calls “coordinated influence campaigns.”Recently, the Threat Analysis Group has begun putting out blog posts with updates on their work against coordinated influence campaigns. Alina and Quinta asked Shane about his “bulletin” for the first quarter of 2020, but since they spoke, Google has published another post for the second quarter—detailing actions against campaigns from Iran, Russia and China. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on Lawfare's Arbiters of Truth series on disinformation, Alina Polyakova and Quinta Jurecic spoke with Ben Nimmo, the director of investigations at Graphika. Ben has come on the podcast before to discuss how he researches and identifies information operations, but this time, he talked about one specific information operation: a campaign linked to the Internet Research Agency “troll farm.” Yes, that's the same Russian organization that Special Counsel Robert Mueller pinpointed as responsible for Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 election on social media. They're still at it, and Graphika has just put out a report on an IRA-linked campaign that amplified content from a fake website designed to look like a left-wing news source. Ben, Alina and Quinta discussed what Graphika found, how the IRA's tactics have changed since 2016 and whether the discovery of the network might represent the rarest of things on the disinformation beat—a good news story. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode of Lawfare's Arbiters of Truth series on disinformation, Alina Polyakova and Quinta Jurecic spoke with Janine Zacharia, the Carlos Kelly McClatchy Lecturer in Stanford's Department of Communication, and Andrew Grotto, director of the Program on Geopolitics, Technology and Governance and the William J. Perry International Security Fellow at Stanford's Cyber Policy Center.In 2016, a key part of the Russian influence campaign involved the hacking and leaking of emails belonging to the Democratic Party and Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta. Journalists at mainstream news outlets rushed to write up the emails without giving adequate context to how they had been obtained.So how can the press avoid a similar disaster in 2020? Zacharia and Grotto teamed up in recent months to write a playbook for reporters facing the dilemma of writing about hacked material or disinformation without participating in a disinformation campaign. (They've also written an article on the subject for Lawfare.) They spoke with Alina and Quinta about their recommendations for reporters, what the American press might be able to learn from colleagues abroad and how to assess the mainstream media's response to the New York Post's bizarre reporting on Hunter Biden. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode of Lawfare's Arbiters of Truth series on platforms and disinformation, Quinta Jurecic spoke with Alina Polyakova and Ambassador Daniel Fried, the former U.S. ambassador to Poland and the Weiser Family Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council. The two have a new paper out on “Democratic Offense Against Disinformation,” published by the Atlantic Council and the Center for European Policy Analysis. They have written previously on how democracies can defend themselves against disinformation and misinformation from abroad, but this time, they turned their attention to what it would mean for democracies to take the initiative against foreign purveyors of disinformation, rather than just playing defense.So how effective are democracies at countering disinformation? What tools are available if they want to play offense? And is it even possible to do so without borrowing tactics from the same authoritarian regimes that democracies seek to counter? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on Lawfare's Arbiters of Truth series on disinformation, Alina Polyakova and Quinta Jurecic spoke with Lisa Kaplan and Sophie Lawton of Alethea Group, an organization that works to detect and mitigate disinformation on social media. Lisa recently published a piece on Lawfare about a massive network of companies run by TheSoul Publishing—founded in Russia by a company called AdMe. The companies publish bizarre craft videos on Youtube and Facebook, along with a handful of videos about history and politics with an overtly pro-Russian slant. So what is actually going on here? They talked about what red flags Lisa and Sophie look for in hunting down disinformation, their experiences tackling disinformation while working for Senator Angus King's reelection campaign in 2018, and how political campaigns need to tackle online influence efforts in 2020. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For this episode of Lawfare's Arbiters of Truth series on disinformation, Alina Polyakova and Quinta Jurecic spoke with Renee DiResta, the technical research manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory. Renee has done fascinating work on how technology platforms and algorithms interact with false and misleading narratives, ranging from misleading information on health issues to propaganda pushed by the Islamic State and the Russian government. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of Lawfare's Arbiters of Truth miniseries on disinformation, Quinta Jurecic and Alina Polyakova spoke with Thomas Rid about his new book, "Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare." Yesterday's episode of the Lawfare Podcast featured a conversation between Thomas and Jack Goldsmith about the book, focusing on the early history of disinformation through the 1980s. In this episode, Alina and Quinta follow up with a discussion with Thomas on disinformation in the digital age, along with some questions about what it's like to interview former KGB and Stasi officials about their influence campaigns. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

President Joe Biden is set to host the first-ever Summit for Democracy, part of his promise to reassert democratic values around the world. But with Russia and China panning the very idea of values-based diplomacy, can the event's more than 110 participants prove them wrong? Norman Eisen and Alina Polyakova are co-authors of a new democracy playbook released December 6, together with The Cable's co-host Jonathan Katz. They talk to Gregory Feifer about their action plan and what chances they believe the summit has to succeed.