America’s far Right has global roots. The Farm Belt fuhrer: Gerhard Lauck was Germany’s biggest supplier of neo-Nazi materials — his trajectory is a valuable case study in recognizing the signs of a budding hatemonger. America’s neo-Nazis don’t look to Germany for inspiration — they look to Russia. Russia is white, right? Why some Republicans are obsessed with the Kremlin. Terrell Jermaine Starr on how Russia used racism to hack white voters. Breitbart, other “alt-right” websites are the darlings of Russian propaganda effort. Could Charlottesville open a door for Russia? A growing link between extreme right-wing hate groups and Russia highlights an opportunity for Russia to use domestic hate groups to escalate its activity in the US. Russian extremists are training right-wing terrorists from Western Europe.
