Authors – CEEPS researchers: Armands Astukevičs, Mārcis Balodis Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent quote about Latvia’s ugly attitude towards its Russian-speaking population gained wide resonance in social media, and some social media users treated it almost as a war threat. This is a moment of truth when we can look back at the rhetoric of Russian […]

Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin (Source: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Belarus) Text PDF: Deportations of Ukrainian children Authors: Juris Jurāns, Armands Astukevičs In a significant development that gained widespread attention in March of this year, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, the […]

Kristīne Skujiņa-Trokša, Associate researcher, Centre for East European Policy Studies Mārcis Balodis, Researcher, Centre for East European Policy Studies Like other Russia’s neighbors, Latvian public and the political elite have been serving as a target and audience for a number of years for the flow of information which is Kremlin-friendly but detrimental to Latvia’s democracy, disregarding […]

Why does Putin’s system prevent the sustainable development of the Russian economy? How can Russian capital become toxic? Why are the countries that Russia keeps under its influence unable to develop? In the 3rd episode of video podcast by the Center for East European Policy Studies (CEEPS) “FOREIGN POLICY. RUSSIA. COMMENTARIES. ” the economist JĀNIS […]

Why health is one of the most popular propaganda topics, when everyday reality can stop disinformation, and how we can accidentally turn from innocent social network users into reinforcers of disinformation messages, in the video podcast “Foreign Policy. Russia. Commentaries. ” explains Mārtiņš Kaprāns, associate researcher of the Centre for East European Policy Studies (CEEPS), […]

Mārcis Balodis, Researcher, Centre for East European Policy Studies The global COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant challenges, forcing nation states to seek the best solutions to reconcile epidemiological risks with civil liberties and economic risks. At the same time, a pandemic is an attractive tool in the hands of disinformers, allowing the use of previously known tags […]

Mārcis Balodis, Researcher, Centre for East European Policy Studies At a time when the world is in a pandemic, geopolitical interests have not lost their relevance. Given the role of revanchism in the actions of today’s Russian elite, Russia’s opportunistic disinformation campaigns are in full swing. One of the most popular topics is the narrative […]

Mārcis Balodis, researcher, the Centre for East European Policy Studies The events of the Second World War play a very important role in shaping the identity of modern Russia. They mark the victory of Russia’s predecessor, the Soviet Union, over fascism, even experiencing the arrival of fascist troops in the outskirts of Moscow, thus proving […]

Mārcis Balodis, Researcher, Centre for East European Policy Studies – Russia has launched an active disinformation campaign aimed at creating confusion and chaos about what is happening in order to divide society and to polish Russia’s image. – At the international level, the pro-Russian media tends to discredit the West as a whole, blaming them […]