Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Washington
I am the Herbert J. Ellison Associate Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies in the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. I do research primarily on post-Soviet politics, specializing in topics such as authoritarianism, propaganda, informal politics, and identity. My most recent book is Revealing Schemes: The Politics of Conspiracy in Russia and the Post-Soviet Region (Oxford University Press, 2021). I have published in numerous academic journals and my public commentary has appeared in outlets such as Foreign Policy, the Washington Post, the Guardian, Slate, and the National Interest.
What are false flag attacks – and could Russia make one work in the information age?
Feb 18, 2022 08:10 am UTC| Politics
In the past few weeks, U.S. officials have warned several times that Russia plans to create the appearance of an attack on its own forces and broadcast those images to the world. Such a false flag operation, they alleged,...