In Defense of Norwegian Russia Expert Glenn Diesen

In Defense of Norwegian Russia Expert Glenn Diesen

Norwegian Russia expert Glenn Diesen was recently victimized by a smear campaign driven by those who claim that his appearances on RT sharing non-mainstream views about Russia-EU relations is tantamount to so-called “Russian propaganda”, which curiously coincides with Oslo agreeing to host American B-1 bombers for the first time in what CNN described as “a…

The EU’s Infowar Outlet Inadvertently Debunked Its Most Important Propaganda Point

The EU’s Infowar Outlet Inadvertently Debunked Its Most Important Propaganda Point

“EU vs. Disinfo”, which functions as the infowar outlet of the European External Action Service’s (EEAS) East Stratcom Task Force, inadvertently debunked its most important propaganda point about Russia by drawing attention to the fact that publicly financed RT’s Editor-In-Chief Margarita Simonyan has the professional freedom to voice views that differ from the Kremlin’s official…

CNN Dishonestly Claims That the West Is Victimized by Chinese Anti-Vaxx Disinfo

CNN Dishonestly Claims That the West Is Victimized by Chinese Anti-Vaxx Disinfo

The Global Times is doing a global service by raising awareness about fatal medical incidents associated with foreign vaccines which many in the West might not have been aware of until they read those articles. Although Griffiths proves that the deaths in question “were reported on by CNN, among numerous US media outlets”, those platforms…

The Future of the Belt & Road Initiative in the Dual Circulation Era

The Future of the Belt & Road Initiative in the Dual Circulation Era

China’s new development paradigm of dual circulation is not a repudiation of its prior BRI-driven model of globalization, but is actually complementary to it. Observers shouldn’t forget that many of the hundreds of billions of dollars of BRI-related loans are for long-term infrastructure investments. The Financial Times published an article on Tuesday titled “China curtails…

How to Talk to Deep State Deniers

How to Talk to Deep State Deniers

Anti-Trump activists attempt to delegitimize any analysis of factionalism in the permanent military, intelligence, and diplomatic bureaucracies (“deep state”), which they outright deny has ever existed anywhere at any time in the history of the world, but this can be powerfully counteracted by sharing some ancient and contemporary historical examples which will force all but…

Analytical Reflections: Learning from the Nagorno-Karabakh Fiasco

Analytical Reflections: Learning from the Nagorno-Karabakh Fiasco

The sudden conclusion of the Nagorno-Karabakh War is the perfect time to reflect on why the analytical community got it so wrong about that conflict, both in terms of its dynamic developments and ultimate outcome, all with the intent of learning some hard lessons that might hopefully reduce the likelihood of so many avoidable professional…