Strategic Culture Foundation

The Strategic Culture Foundation is a Russian think tank that primarily publishes an online current affairs magazine of the same name. It is regarded as an arm of Russian state interests by the United States government.[1]

According to a 2020 United States Department of State report, the Strategic Culture Foundation is directed by the Foreign Intelligence Service, and is closely affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1]

It has been characterized as a conservative, pro-Russian propaganda website by U.S. media, but the publishers of the site are unlikely to endorse any of the specific political positions espoused in the publication.[2][3]

One of the leading columnists is the American conservative journalist and former CIA officer Philip Giraldi, a conspiracy theorist who has contributed pieces on numerous political issues, flirting with Holocaust denial, and outspoken in his criticism of Zionism.[4]

In April 2021, the United States Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on the Strategic Culture Foundation.[5][6]

References

"GEC Special Report: Russia's Pillars of Disinformation and Propaganda" (PDF). United States Department of State. August 4, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
Rawnsley, Adam (24 September 2020). "Putin's Troll Farm Busted Running Sprawling Network of Facebook Pages". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
"An Unfounded Foundation: How Russian-run fake Western thinktanks look like". 11 February 2019.
"Russian Disinformation Networks Detailed in New State Department Report". Defense One. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
Nakashima, Ellen. "Biden administration imposes significant economic sanctions on Russia over cyberspying, efforts to influence presidential election". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
"Treasury Escalates Sanctions Against the Russian Government's Attempts to Influence U.S. Elections". U.S. Department of the Treasury. April 15, 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-16.

External links

Official website

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[:0-1] "GEC Special Report: Russia's Pillars of Disinformation and Propaganda" (PDF). United States Department of State. August 4, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-13.

[2] Rawnsley, Adam (24 September 2020). "Putin's Troll Farm Busted Running Sprawling Network of Facebook Pages". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

[3] "An Unfounded Foundation: How Russian-run fake Western thinktanks look like". 11 February 2019.

[4] "Russian Disinformation Networks Detailed in New State Department Report". Defense One. Retrieved 2020-09-25.

[5] Nakashima, Ellen. "Biden administration imposes significant economic sanctions on Russia over cyberspying, efforts to influence presidential election". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-04-16.

[6] "Treasury Escalates Sanctions Against the Russian Government's Attempts to Influence U.S. Elections". U.S. Department of the Treasury. April 15, 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-16.