Second Thoughts: Disinformation – how we lost our Cold War innocence Today's atmosphere of renationalization and polarization is characterized by a misunderstanding of history. In order to challenge "disinformation" Ilan Greenberg claims that journalists "need to tell stories that go beyond surface events to test the assumptions behind them".
The filthy rich: 17 Oligarchs Who Are Shaping Eastern Europe For the International Anti-Corruption Day, we asked 17 investigative journalists to introduce us to oligarchs, magnates or tycoons who are shaping the fate of their countries from behind the scenes.
Europäische Union: 17 олигархов, которые влияют на судьбу Восточной Европы По случаю Международного дня борьбы с коррупцией мы попросили 17 журналистов-расследователей рассказать про олигархов и магнатов, которые влияют на судьбу их стран из-за кулис.
Ukraine: Crime scene Kyiv: Political assassinations after the Maidan revolution The Euro-Maidan protests, which shook Ukraine a few years ago, resulted not only in changes in the political environment, but also in the crime scene of the country. Since the revolution, politically motivated attacks in Ukraine have increased, especially in the capital Kyiv. ostpol documented the five most prominent cases and photographed the crime scenes.
State influence on the media: Discussing Propaganda How do we define the term "propaganda"? Is it a state-sponsored tool aiming at the suppression of information - or a broader term that has lost its meaning? Is it legitimate to compare Russian with Western propaganda? Aleksei Khlebnikov and Andrei Soldatov discuss the key word in this first text of a series of articles from our new magazin "Second Thoughts"
Listicle: 7 things I learned about Mikheil Saakashvili on a Bus Ride in Poland Not many remember the scene when Mikheil Saakasvhili triumphantly drank Eduard Shevardnadze's tall glass of tea to seal the victory of Georgia's Rose Revolution. On Sunday, Saakashvili confirmed his well-deserved title of the greatest showman of Eastern European politics.
