Information Warfare Was Key to Prigozhin's Mutiny Against Putin
The Wagner boss oversees an online army that has pushed disinformation around the globe, including alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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Prigozhin and Putin: Dead Men Walking
In the duel between the Wagner Group’s Yevgeny Prigozhin and Russian President Vladimir Putin, both men lost their nerve.
Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Threatened Uprising Against Putin Echoes Russia’s History of Wars Gone Bad
Putin may yet suffer the fate of many czars before him: a military uprising fueled by the blowback of a failing war.
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Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Coup Targets Putin and His “Oligarchic Clan”
The mercenary leader’s bid for control may be the greatest threat to Moscow since the 1991 coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev.
As D.C. Fêtes Narendra Modi, His Political Prisoners in India Are Forgotten
The Biden administration has ignored India’s rights violations in favor of weapons sales and geopolitical expediency.
Ukraine Blocks Journalists From Front Lines With Escalating Censorship
“It’s wild how little of what’s happening is being chronicled.”
How Exxon Captured a Country Without Firing a Shot
Guyana is poised to become Exxon’s top global oil producer. Where the company ends and the government begins is increasingly unclear.
How Henry Kissinger Paved the Way for Orlando Letelier’s Assassination
During a visit to Chile in 1976, Kissinger met the dictator Augusto Pinochet and offered no objection to his violent rule.
House Democrats Refuse to Say Whether They Support Cluster Bomb Shipments to Ukraine
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith has expressed openness to the idea — saying he’s just asking questions.
Algorithm Used in Jordanian World Bank Aid Program Stiffs the Poorest
The algorithm used for the cash relief program is broken, a Human Rights Watch report found.