Authoritarianism Goes Global (II): The Kremlin’s Information War

Issue Date October 2015
Volume 26
Issue 4
Page Numbers 40-50
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This essay looks at the power model Putin has developed domestically, how it is being deployed abroad, how other neo-authoritarian and hybrid regimes are adopting similar tactics- and the sorts of solutions liberal democracies can adopt to deal with these challenges.

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