Our work on the Russia crisis in Ukraine.
Here you will find our work Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Western response to it—from sanctions to disinformation and the ramifications for global democracy.
Revealing Russia’s Narratives During Its War on Ukraine
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Hamilton Toplines: November 2–8, 2022
Russia Monitored Russian accounts tweeted 17,045 times from November 2 to November 8, earning 185,885 retweets and 539,333 likes. Kremlin-linked Twitter accounts did not conduct a large-scale messaging push around the US midterm elections. Even on t [...]
Takeaway from Berlin Ukraine Recovery Conference: Donor Coordination Is Coming But Not Here Yet
Expectations were not high going into Tuesday’s conference in Berlin convened by the German Presidency of the G7 and the European Commission on Ukrainian recovery and reconstruction. In one respect, those low expectations were met: The conference fa [...]
Ukrainian Recovery Funding Must Be Tied to Anti-Corruption
Given how valiantly Ukrainians are defending the front lines of the free world, a morally and politically difficult job will fall to the leaders of the United States and the European Union: They will have to insist on sending Ukraine hundreds of bil [...]
Hamilton Toplines: October 12-18, 2022
Russia Monitored Russian accounts tweeted 17,461 times from October 12 to October 18, receiving 237,059 retweets and 694,525 likes. Between October 12-18, monitored Russian accounts continued to exploit unrest over high energy prices and rising cost [...]
British Commentators Promote Pro-Russian Conspiracy Theories on Iranian State-Backed Media
Prominent British pundits David Miller and Chris Williamson have parlayed accusations of antisemitism into media careers on Tehran’s top English-language propaganda channel. “In this episode of Palestine Declassified, we’ll trace the national origin [...]
How Yandex Has Featured the Bombing of the Bridge to Crimea
Russia has blamed Ukrainian intelligence for the October 8 blast that partially collapsed the Kerch Bridge that connects Crimea to the Russian mainland. Russian President Vladimir Putin called it a “terrorist attack” and promised swift reprisals. Tr [...]
Hamilton Toplines: October 5–11, 2022
Russia Monitored Russian accounts tweeted 11,856 times from October 5 to October 11, generating 200,189 retweets and 626,538 likes. Russian state media and diplomats last week provided extensive coverage of the Crimean bridge explosion on October 8, [...]
Laura Thornton Breaks Down the State of US Democracy and Foreign Policy on Background Briefing with Ian Masters
Background Briefing with Ian Masters · October 13, 2022 - Norman Ornstein | Adele Stan | Laura Thornton An Analysis of Today's Final House January 6 Committee Hearing | Who Did Liz Cheney Have in Mind When She Said "We Have Enough Information For [...]
ASD at GMF Experts React to Biden’s National Security Strategy
Yesterday, the Biden administration released its National Security Strategy, which focuses on the competition between democracy and autocracy, lays out threats coming from Russia and China, and notes that the US must both strengthen democracy at hom [...]
Laura Thornton in Foreign Policy: Kremlin Talking Points Are Back in the US Debate
When Tesla chief executive Elon Musk tweeted his support for Russia’s dismemberment of Ukraine, he used some highly revealing language. Crimea should be Russian, he tweeted, because of “Krushchev’s mistake”—a reference to Soviet leader Nikita Krushc [...]
Midterm Monitor Weekly Report: October 6–12, 2022
The Midterm Monitor is an interactive tool that provides a snapshot of social media messages and narratives shaping the conversation around voting and election administration in the leadup to the 2022 midterm elections. The Midterm Monitor tracks so [...]
Hamilton Toplines: September 28–October 4, 2022
Russia Russian diplomats and state media last week tweeted 18,327 times, generating 266,201 retweets and 836,310 likes. Kremlin-affiliated accounts last week made a concerted push to amplify a conspiratorial speech given by President Vladimir Putin, [...]