Dr Alina PolyakovaVerified account

@apolyakova

Director & Fellow , Berkeley PhD, Russia, European populism, emerging tech and their intersections. Views my own.

Washington DC
Joined December 2008

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    Some professional news: I'm thrilled to join CEPA as President and CEO and work with an incredible team of colleagues and friends. Working together on the front-lines of Europe to secure and advance our shared transatlantic values and democratic principles in the new decade!

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    Jan 27

    While the impact of Putin's constitutional changes are yet to be fully realized, the Kremlin's message is abundantly clear, writes . In Russia, politicians decide things, not voters.

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    Italy Election Deals Blow to Nationalist Leader Salvini

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  4. Russia has become a safe haven for extremists, cyber criminals, and even secessionists from all over the world as the government turns a blind eye and at times encourages/uses these groups for its own objectives.

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    For this Arbiters of Truth series episode, and spoke with Stanford Internet Observatory technical research manager Renee DiResta about how technology platforms and algorithms interact with false and misleading narratives:

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    Jan 21

    “Russia is . . . pursuing greater use of machine learning and automation for its global disinformation campaigns,” John Shanahan, director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center at the US Department of Defense, warned recently.

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    Jan 18

    Highly unusual for an official, in this case NSC Sr Director for Europe Andrew Peek, to be placed on leave pending an investigation. Allegations must be serious. But beyond that, not a good time to lose yet another senior administration official on Europe.

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    New: Who is Russia's new Prime Minister? Many Russians were asking themselves that yesterday too. and I look at how a little-known tax man just became Putin's No.2

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    Jan 15

    Excellent analysis by my CEPA teammate, Maria Snegovaya, of yesterday's power moves in Russia.

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    Jan 16

    Too bad forgot to mention that Mishustin's father, Vladimir Moiseevich, was a personnel officer at First Chief Directorate of the KGB of the USSR. He worked under the roof of the referent at the USSR Embassy in Bulgaria. Then, spied in Afghanistan and Luxembourg.

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  12. Is the Kremlin looking to Chinese model? "Putin's remarks about the State Council seems to suggest that this speculation may be accurate.” ⁦⁩ ⁦

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    Jan 15

    . decodes what Putin's latest announcement means for the future of Russia's Potemkin institutions as the 2024 dance begins.

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    Here’s Putin’s opening move for staying in power past 2024: changing the constitution, which has always been the most straightforward path of least resistance

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  15. 7/ this was inevitable, the question is why now? Growing economic insecurity in Russia, recent political unrest, and uncertainty about the timing of other viable options mean that Kremlin needs to present an image of stability and certainty

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  16. 6/ should not place too much importance on who will be the next PM as real power will continue to reside with Putin and PM is unlikely to be the “successor”

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    Jan 15

    This pic is making a round in .

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  18. 5/ kabuki theater as per usual with Kremlin politics

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  19. 4/ now we can also lay to rest theories that Putin would be grooming a successor and receding into the background (the Kazakhstan option) or doing the switch with Medvedev again

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  20. 3/ kremlin needed a plan as uncertainty was beginning to grow

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  21. 2/ after the Belarus talks didn’t go as Moscow wanted, constitutional change (which Putin had been reticent to do in the past) gained momentum

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