THE MORNING VERTICAL by Brian Whitmore 08.06.2017 On My Mind: The trial of Crimean Tatar leader Ilmi Umerov is a farce and a travesty. But it is also more than that. It’s part of an elaborate Kremlin PR campaign. It’s a macabre exercise in guerrilla marketing. It’s part of a mind game designed… Continue reading The Morning Vertical — June 8, 2017
The Morning Vertical — June 8, 2017
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War by Other Means
Russian Active Measures and the Weaponization of Information By Max Bergmann and Carolyn Kenney Posted on June 6, 2017, 6:00 pm OVERVIEW Russia is treating the online environment like a new theater for conflict and has invested in developing its capabilities just as it would in developing a new weapon system. Introduction and summary Liberal… Continue reading War by Other Means
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White Paper on The Key Role of Human Geography, Culture and Language in Effective Communication
White Paper onThe Key Role of Human Geography, Culture and Language in EffectiveCommunication Approved for Public Release Foreword “Information” continues to demonstrate the vital and preeminent role it plays in enabling all of our sources of national power. From a military perspective, it must be adequately utilized and capitalized on to succeed in shaping the cognitive/human domain… Continue reading White Paper on The Key Role of Human Geography, Culture and Language in Effective Communication
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EU East StratCom Task Force: MH17 disinformation: back in the headlines – Disinformation Review
8 June 2017 *TRENDS OF THE WEEK* MH17 disinformation: back in the headlines This week, one of the most infamous of disinformation stories in the pro-Kremlin echo-chamber made it back to the headlines: the tragedy of flight MH17. As we have shown before, some key disinformation narratives often come back after a time in the… Continue reading EU East StratCom Task Force: MH17 disinformation: back in the headlines – Disinformation Review
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Saudi Sets 10 Conditions For Normalcy With Qatar
In a series of ten tweets, Faisal Edroos, a Journalist at AJENews revealed the ten conditions Saudi Arabia has set for a return to normal relations between Qatar and the seven Arab countries who have severed all ties. Immediate severance of diplomatic relations with Iran, Expulsion of all members of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas from… Continue reading Saudi Sets 10 Conditions For Normalcy With Qatar
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Russia / Strategy Media Update – 8 June 2017
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. Two attachments available for download. Weaponizing Kleptocracy WeaponizingKleptocracy Public Opinion Survey of Residents of Ukraine April 21 – May 5, 2017 2017-may-survey-of-residents-of-ukraine_en </end editorial> Russia again dominating MSM and many of the reports are truly bizarre – Russia rejecting the outside world and medievalizing as fast as they can.… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update – 8 June 2017
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Al Jazeera media platforms under cyberattack
Al Jazeera is under attack. I’m not certain but I’ll venture a guess whoever wrote the tweet from Al Jazeera didn’t consult a computer expert. Multiple reports confirm this. Al Jazeera Says Cyberattacks Are Intensifying Snopes.com 15:23 Al Jazeera says it’s under cyberattack USA Today 15:14 Al Jazeera hit by ‘cyber attack on all systems’… Continue reading Al Jazeera media platforms under cyberattack
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US F-15E Shoots Down ‘Hostile’ Predator-Sized Drone in Syria
This escalation speaks volumes. It is a direct attack on the United States. Please note, the country owning and operating the drone is not identified, although it is surely known. Strategically, a verbal, written, and actionable response must be considered. This is also an upgrade in drone capabilities, outside the US. Please note,… Continue reading US F-15E Shoots Down ‘Hostile’ Predator-Sized Drone in Syria
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The Morning Vertical — June 9, 2017
THE MORNING VERTICAL by Brian Whitmore 09.06.2017 On My Mind: What exactly is Russia’s National Guard and how is Vladimir Putin planning to use it? Is it a revival of Josef Stalin’s NKVD? A 21st century version of Ivan the Terrible’s Oprichniki? Or is it just Putin’s scarecrow? It’s been just over a… Continue reading The Morning Vertical — June 9, 2017
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Housing Demolition Protests in Moscow Are Spiralling
Housing Demolition Protests in Moscow Are Spiralling A controversial renovation scheme passed legal hurdles this week, with Mayor Sobyanin claiming overwhelming support June 8, 2017 — 17:30 — Update: 17:42 By Matthew Bodner m.bodner@imedia.ru @mattb0401 If you happened to find yourself in the State Duma on Tuesday, June 6, you might be forgiven for thinking Russia had… Continue reading Housing Demolition Protests in Moscow Are Spiralling
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The New Oprichniki
June 08, 2017 17:15 GMT Brian Whitmore A modern Praetorian Guard. A revival of Josef Stalin’s NKVD. And a 21st-century version of Ivan the Terrible’s Oprichniki. Russia’s National Guard has been called all these things, and not only by its critics. Ever since Vladimir Putin established the guard as a domestic security force last year… Continue reading The New Oprichniki
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Bill requires Pentagon to report cyber operations outside of war zones
by Travis J. Tritten | Jun 8, 2017 A bill introduced Thursday by top lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee requires the Pentagon to notify Congress about cyber operations it is waging outside war zones and the new cyber weapons it is employing. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis would have two days to tell armed… Continue reading Bill requires Pentagon to report cyber operations outside of war zones
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Amid Russia tensions, US Army continues to build up Ukrainian forces, training center
By: Charlsy Panzino, June 8, 2017 (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Tarr/Army) A combat training center that U.S. troops helped establish in Ukraine plans to host brigade-sized rotations beginning in 2018, officials said. Building up the NATO-run, interoperable combat training center is part of an overall effort to boost Ukrainian forces in the face of… Continue reading Amid Russia tensions, US Army continues to build up Ukrainian forces, training center
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Soldiers deter simulated tank assault with cyber, electronic warfare
By: Rachael Kalinyak, June 8, 2017 (Photo Credit: cybrain/Getty Images via iStockphoto) A simulated tank assault was deterred using cyber weapons and electronic warfare technology during a training exercise, according to Defense Systems. Trainers stopped a simulated assault by targeting the tank crew’s radio and communication systems during the exercise at the Army’s National Training Center… Continue reading Soldiers deter simulated tank assault with cyber, electronic warfare
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How the Soviet Union Transformed Terrorism
Both the Euromaidan Press and the Ukraine Information Army re-featured this article from 2011 today. It puts a lot of what Russia is doing today into perspective. This is the textbook example of state-sponsored terrorism. </end editorial> NICK LOCKWOOD DEC 23, 2011 The USSR developed two tools that changed the world: airplane hijackings and state-sponsorship of… Continue reading How the Soviet Union Transformed Terrorism
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Event: iWar: War and Peace in the Information Age
Westminster Institute June 14 – Bill Gertz iWar: War and Peace in the Information Age When Reception at 7:00 pm Wednesday, June 14, 2017 from 7:30 PM to 8:45 PM EDT Add to Calendar Where Westminster Institute 6729 Curran Street McLean, VA 22101 Driving Directions Bill Gertz Author, iWar Covert information warfare is being waged… Continue reading Event: iWar: War and Peace in the Information Age
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VOA Captures Best in Show TV Prize at 2017 Chesapeake AP Awards
Great professional journalism is recognized, finally </end editorial> WASHINGTON D.C., June 9, 2017 — Voice of America won Best in Show – Television, as well as awards for Outstanding Digital Feature Project and Outstanding News Series, at last weekend’s Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association (CAPBA) annual awards banquet. American Muslim Portraits, created by Carolyn Presutti,… Continue reading VOA Captures Best in Show TV Prize at 2017 Chesapeake AP Awards
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Russia / Strategy Media Update 9 June 2017
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Western MSM saturated with UK election and Comey testimony. Russia’s new “Oprichniki” possibly the dominant theme (NB bonus history reading today), while CNN present a terrifying report on Russia’s out-of-control self-inflicted HIV epidemic. Other reports detail the ongoing meltdown and crackdown on dissent. Ukraine has seen a… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update 9 June 2017
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Falsehoods and free press: how to fight the tide of online propaganda
The free world should never stop questioning, reporting and fighting the rising tide of online propaganda, says David Omand, former director of GCHQ By DAVID OMAND Friday 9 June 2017 Russian information operations are exercises in perception management, designed to create a new reality. This creates three kinds of harm to free societies – subversion of… Continue reading Falsehoods and free press: how to fight the tide of online propaganda
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Chinese authorities busted an underground network selling iPhone users’ personal data
Scammers sold $7.36 million worth of data by Nick Statt@nickstatt Jun 8, 2017, 1:18pm EDT Chinese authorities announced today that a network of scammers extracted data from Apple databases and sold it to Chinese black market vendors, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. This underground network consisted of dozens of employees of… Continue reading Chinese authorities busted an underground network selling iPhone users’ personal data
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