Russia

Sun, Apr 30, 2017

Uncovered Chemical Weapons

New evidence from an official French report points to Assad’s repeated chemical weapon usage in Syria

by Eliot Higgins

Conflict Middle East

Fri, Apr 28, 2017

Following “Russia’s Hemingway” to War

Investigating the DNR volunteer battalion led by Russian writer Zakhar Prilepin

Conflict Geolocation

Wed, Apr 26, 2017

First OSCE Monitor Dies in Ukrainian Conflict

Analyzing claims regarding the first death in the monitoring mission

Conflict OSCE

Tue, Apr 25, 2017

Selfies Expose Russia’s Arctic Bases

Mapping Russia’s High North presence from social media posts

by Ben Nimmo, Maks Czuperski

Arctic Maritime Security

Sun, Apr 23, 2017

Breaking the Ceasefire in Avdiivka …again

New attacks hit residential area in key Ukrainian-controlled city

Conflict OSCE

Fri, Apr 21, 2017

Russian and French Twitter Mobs in Election push

Analyzing two hashtag campaigns ahead of the French election

by Ben Nimmo

Botnets Disinformation

Thu, Apr 20, 2017

Rare Labor-Related Protest in Occupied Donetsk

Why did the protest happen, and what’s next?

Conflict Economic Issue

Thu, Apr 20, 2017

The French election through Kremlin eyes

How the Russian state’s French-language wire portrays the French election

Botnets Disinformation

Wed, Apr 19, 2017

Russian Mobilization Near North Korea? Not exactly.

Analyzing claims of Russian military equipment being moved to border with North Korea

Conflict Defense Technologies

Fri, Apr 14, 2017

Russia-Backed Separatists Conduct Explosive Training Exercises

Breaking down footage of recent maneuvers in eastern Ukraine

Arms Control Conflict

Fri, Apr 14, 2017

The Kremlin’s Audience in France

Breaking down the amplifiers of Sputnik and RT in French

by Ben Nimmo, Maks Czuperski

Botnets Disinformation

Tue, Apr 11, 2017

Khan Sheikhoun: The Fingerprints of a Chemical Attack

Eye Witness and Digital Evidence from a Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria’s Idlib Province

by Eliot Higgins, Nicholas Yap

Geolocation Research Methods