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The Cold War Daily

Cold War Daily, a blog about the new great power struggle between the US, China, and Russia. It discusses how this moment challenges our beloved liberal democracies.

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The Kremlintarian tendency of American libertarians

The Kremlintarian tendency of American libertarians

A while ago, I wrote about what appears to be a rhetorical alignment between Western libertarians and the Kremlin’s mess... Read more

6 May 2023

6mins

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The US tech world and Russia

The US tech world and Russia

Given the interest in Elon Musk’s flirtation with the Kremlin view on Ukraine, the topic of the Western tech world’s ope... Read more

11 Oct 2022

1hr 1min

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US declassifies and releases more intel to ‘expose Russia’s strategy’

US declassifies and releases more intel to ‘expose Russia’s strategy’

The US has released the kernel of another intelligence assessment that describes the Kremlin’s global malign influence m... Read more

16 Sep 2022

6mins

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China’s challenge & Russia’s threat: the director’s cut

China’s challenge & Russia’s threat: the director’s cut

The film director Brian De Palma had this to say about director’s careers… “We don’t plan them out, we happen to be work... Read more

14 Aug 2022

10mins

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Ukraine: Biden’s info war blows up Russia’s cynical narrative on democracies

Ukraine: Biden’s info war blows up Russia’s cynical narrative on democracies

The strategy of declassifying intelligence around Russia’s intentions to invade Ukraine has recast the global narrative ... Read more

1 Mar 2022

11mins

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Summit for Democracy, a contest against chaos…

Summit for Democracy, a contest against chaos…

…and information disorder, untruths, trolling, disinformation. The virtual event is an effort to resurrect the global la... Read more

10 Dec 2021

15mins

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We are partners in our own demise: ex-president of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves

We are partners in our own demise: ex-president of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Too much information, too much contradiction and too much confusion. In this era, how do we even think about where democ... Read more

18 Oct 2021

17mins

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Regulate Facebook? Sure, but good luck in ridding the internet of bad content

Regulate Facebook? Sure, but good luck in ridding the internet of bad content

This is a big week for the prospect of meaningful regulation of social media in the US. The testimony of Facebook whistl... Read more

8 Oct 2021

5mins

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Disinformation research: a critique 

Disinformation research: a critique 

This short podcast is not so much a criticism of disinformation research but rather a critique of the expectations aroun... Read more

19 Sep 2021

9mins

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The US middle class and foreign policy: democracy’s new dance

The US middle class and foreign policy: democracy’s new dance

I wanted to push a little deeper on the question of how (or even why) US foreign policy should be more in sync with the ... Read more

11 Feb 2021

8mins

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