Section: Legatum Institute (UK)
What Transition? The Strange Case of Hungary and Romania
Hungary and Romania officially completed their transition process when they joined the EU, but they appear to be going in very different directions. Both countries, which until recently belonged to the “post-Socialist” European space, are still considered “flawed democracies” according to the EIU, where Hungary ranks...
Information War in the 21st Century
The information age is turning into the disinformation age. From Vladimir Putin’s use of media to hallucinate a war into reality in Ukraine, through to ISIS’ snuff videos and China’s ‘internet ushers’ to control social media, the 21st century is seeing a new intensity and scale of media manipulation and psychological...
Battling Russian Propaganda: On the Front Line of Ukraine’s Information War
Untitled Document Hromadske.tv is a social media platform which provides objective information about Ukraine to Ukrainian citizens and a wider global audience. Founded in November 2013, the site gained momentum during the Maidan protests in February 2014 and now broadcasts in Ukrainian, English and Russian. At a time when Russian misinformation...
Is There a Future for Ukraine?
Basing himself on the report he contributed to, a vision of the country’s modernisation, based on the principles of sustainable development, open access, and new values, Hlibovytsky elaborated his ideas to solve the country’s political and social problems. Hlibovytsky believes that, apart from Crimea and Dunbass, Ukraine is culturally...
