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Clint Watts is a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and the author of Messing With The Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists, Russians and Fake News.
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The Kremlin’s Playbook for 2020
MUDDYING THE WATERSAmericans may be on to the Kremlin’s tricks now, but Putin is getting a helping hand this time around: Conservative media and even the White House are spreading disinfo for him.

How Every Campaign Will Have a Troll Farm of Its Own
FUTURE IS NOWRussia started it, but politicians will proliferate it. Online trolling could become a service for campaigns everywhere...

How to Stop Russia From Wrecking Election 2018
DEE-FENSEThere’s a playbook for keeping the Kremlin out of our next election. Will Trump put it into action?

Russia’s Last-Minute Hack Was Meant to Hit President Hillary
Buyer’s RemorseRussian hacks sought to undermine Hillary Clinton and cast doubt on the legitimacy of American democracy. Now President Trump is struggling with the validity of his win.

Putin’s Hidden Insurgency Tore Up Ukraine—and Now the Web
LITTLE GREEN MENPutin claimed ‘little green men’ in Crimea were pro-Russian locals. They were actually Russian forces laying groundwork for invasion—a playbook that’s taking over American media.

Trump Betrayed People Who Protect America
‘Great Intel’We don’t know—yet—why Trump feels the need to cower before Russia. We do know that he’s sold out our allies to benefit an adversary.

Putin Lost France—but Not Germany
Not Over YetThe Kremlin’s chosen candidate, Marine Le Pen, failed to win the French presidency, but Germany’s election in September provides one last chance to disintegrate the European Union.

Inside Russia’s Fake News Playbook
RED LETTERClint Watts is testifying Thursday before the Senate’s armed services committee on how Russia became the kings of black propaganda. Here’s what he told the senators.

Russia’s Info War on US Started in 2014
NO PRISONERSClint Watts is testifying Thursday morning before the Senate’s intelligence committee on Russia’s interference in U.S. politics. Here’s what he told the senators.

Can the Michelin Model Fix Fake News?
Seeing StarsLet’s start a Consumer Reports for news. People still buy the low-rated junk in Consumer Reports—but at least they know what they’re getting into.
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