ELfR Podcast: China, a counterweight to Russia or a threat to the West?
A discussion with China expert Enrico Fode As China tries to maintain a balance between Russia and the west, what are the likely scenarios in…
Cyber Operations Tracker | Council on Foreign Relations Interactives
CFR’s Cyber Operations Tracker catalogues over 150 state-sponsored acts of espionage, sabotage and data destruction. Source: Cyber Operations Tracker | Council on Foreign Relations Interactives
Revealed: Ukip whistleblowers raised fears about Breitbart influence on Brexit | Politics | The Guardian
Sources tell Guardian that senior ‘volunteers’ in Ukip before EU referendum were paid by the rightwing US website Source: Revealed: Ukip whistleblowers raised fears about Breitbart influence on Brexit |…
Opinion | No One Knows What Britain Is Anymore
An island nation comes unmoored. Source: Opinion | No One Knows What Britain Is Anymore
For Troubadours Trapped in Servitude, a Murder Breaks the Bond
Bound for generations to higher-caste Hindus in India, a group of Muslim Manganiyar musicians decamps into the unknown after one is killed on the job. Source: For Troubadours Trapped in…
7 types of misinformation in the German election
In the months before the Bundestag election, there was a lot of fear that disinformation might influence voters. It is clear that the worst-case scenario has not become reality: experts…
Tory blushes deepen over activities of Conservative Friends of Russia | Politics | The Guardian
Group finds itself unravelling amid concerns over its ‘political direction’ and claims it is uncritically cheerleading for the Kremlin Source: Tory blushes deepen over activities of Conservative Friends of Russia…
Boris Johnson in spotlight as questions raised over Russian influence on UK | Politics | The Guardian
Foreign secretary among three ministers targeted by people linked to FBI investigation into Donald Trump’s alleged collusion with Moscow Source: Boris Johnson in spotlight as questions raised over Russian influence…
100 years after the October revolution, the neo-Bolsheviks come from the right – The Washington Post
The neo-Bolsheviks among us offer a false and misleading vision of the past. Source: 100 years after the October revolution, the neo-Bolsheviks come from the right – The Washington Post
The joke’s over – how Boris Johnson is damaging Britain’s global stature
As a journalist, he fanned the flames of Euroscepticism. As a politician, he used Brexit to advance his own ambitions. Now he is plotting a path to No 10. Source:…
Political Islam After the Arab Spring
In many Muslim countries, mainstream Islamist parties are taking an increasingly secular approach to politics. Yet by doing so they risk destroying the religious elements of society that created them.…