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A new plan for countering propaganda has been introduced in the U.S. Senate, but how necessary is it?

Olympic Crying Room, by Lorraine Murphy

From Salt Lake City to Sochi to Rio, Olympic corruption and scandal is tarnishing the games' image.

 NATO's hovedkvarter by Utenriksdepartementet UD

Building on Bjola's recent analysis of NATO's online bubble, Manor looks at NATO's network.

 Haft Seen at the White House- Wikimedia Commons

This year's Nowruz message packed a powerful PD punch, says Sohaela Amiri.

Islamic State flag

Philip Seib cautions against unfounded optimism about the decline of IS.

Cyber Attacks, by Christiaan Colen

Forget proxy metrics and studying a single Twitter list—this is what Jihadist information dissemination really looks like.

Rusinga Island

The key to better cooperation in the Lake Victoria region might be the promotion of a subnational identity for Islanders.

Donald Trump, by Matt Johnson

Trump is nothing new if you've been following European politics.

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