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Clint Watts

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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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MUDDYING THE WATERS

The Kremlin’s Playbook for 2020

Americans 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.

Clint Watts

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FUTURE IS NOW

How Every Campaign Will Have a Troll Farm of Its Own

Russia started it, but politicians will proliferate it. Online trolling could become a service for campaigns everywhere...

Clint Watts

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DEE-FENSE

How to Stop Russia From Wrecking Election 2018

There’s a playbook for keeping the Kremlin out of our next election. Will Trump put it into action?

Clint Watts

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Buyer’s Remorse

Russia’s Last-Minute Hack Was Meant to Hit President Hillary

Russian 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.

Clint Watts

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LITTLE GREEN MEN

Putin’s Hidden Insurgency Tore Up Ukraine—and Now the Web

Putin 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.

Clint Watts

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‘Great Intel’

Trump Betrayed People Who Protect America

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.

Clint Watts

Not Over Yet

Putin Lost France—but Not Germany

The 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.

Clint Watts

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RED LETTER

Inside Russia’s Fake News Playbook

Clint 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.

Clint Watts

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NO PRISONERS

Russia’s Info War on US Started in 2014

Clint 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.

Clint Watts

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Seeing Stars

Can the Michelin Model Fix Fake News?

Let’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.

Clint Watts

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