Elections test Putin amid losses

Scholar power: 28.9%

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Political science 44%, Economics 26%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David Darmofal	29%	11	28.9%

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David Darmofal

@daviddarmofal.bsky.social

Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds

The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said.

Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds (Gift Article)

The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said.

www.nytimes.com

September 18, 2026 at 11:19 PM

Reposted by Iikka Korhonen

12%

Scholar power: 12.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 44%, Economics 26%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Iikka Korhonen	24%	25	12.0%

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58.0%

12.4 h

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12.0%

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0.054

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EUvsDisinfo

@euvsdisinfo.eu

The Kremlin is warning Russians about supposedly rigged elections in the West.

Meanwhile, Russia heads into an election with its main anti-war political option removed from the federal ballot and no OSCE observers invited.

September 18, 2026 at 4:53 PM

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol

12%

Scholar power: 12.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 44%, Economics 26%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Richard S.J. Tol	12%	107	12.4%

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8.6 h

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Mark Chadbourn

@chadbourn.bsky.social

Trump on Europe: “Russia has already attacked Ukrainian allies. They’ve been attacking Ukrainian allies for approximately five years.

“I think everyone agrees with it.”

September 18, 2026 at 8:43 PM

by Scott Lucas

37%

Scholar power: 37.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 44%, Economics 26%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Scott Lucas	32%	15	37.2%

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

24-min analysis

Possible pressure on #Putin, including from #China and #India, to end invasion of #Ukraine amid mounting economic costs

Putin likely to persist through the winter, hoping that airstrikes will break Ukraine, so what of support for #Kyiv?

Latest #Kremlin manipulation of #Trump

Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 20h

EA- #Ukraine VideoCast: #Putin Under Pressure to Halt Invasion? (Scott Lucas with Daniel Tkiie)

#India #China #Russia #UkraineWar #TrumpRussia

eaworldview.com/2026/09/ukra...

EA-Ukraine VideoCast: Putin Under Pressure to Halt Invasion? - EA WorldView

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin at the BRICS Summit, Delhi, September 2026 EA-Ukraine VideoCast: A Split in Trump Administration Over Putin’s Invasion? I joined Ukrainian journa...

eaworldview.com

September 18, 2026 at 8:35 AM

by James Cameron

39%

Scholar power: 39.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 44%, Economics 26%, Sociology 17%, History 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 James Cameron	35%	14	39.3%

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48.0%

19.5 h

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0.038

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James Cameron

@jjjcameron.bsky.social

Trump admin considering business deals with Russia *before* any ceasefire in Ukraine.

Almost as if the main point is the business deals rather than peace. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...