Revisionism In Russia Praised By PBS

July 10, 2017, 7:10 pm

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Another pro-Putin piece by PBS. This is an ongoing work by Putin to redefine what it means to be Russia, the heritage, and the composition. Nevermind that much of what he claims to be Russia is not.  Revisionism in Russia is rampant.  The truth does not matter.  </end editorial> Pride, patriotism and how Putin helped… Continue reading Revisionism In Russia Praised By PBS

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Russia Will PNG 30 US Diplomats And Seize Property If…

July 10, 2017, 8:09 pm

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Apparently, Moscow feels the need to increase tensions between themselves and the US, after the G20 summit.  Perhaps Moscow does not feel they won and they must now retaliate for actions taken by President Obama in December 2016.  </end editorial> 07/11/2017 MOSCOW, July 11 – RIA Novosti. Moscow plans to send some 30 US diplomats and seize… Continue reading Russia Will PNG 30 US Diplomats And Seize Property If…

Too Embarrassed To Admit To Being Ethnic Russian?

July 11, 2017, 9:23 am

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In the 2001 Census, 17.3% of Ukrainians self-identified as ethnic Russian. The most recent survey, even if not a census, has the number down at 5%. Even accounting for Crimea, and occupied Donbass, this says ethnic Russians are denying their heritage. Should we be surprised given the Putin doctrine of using resident ethnic Russians as… Continue reading Too Embarrassed To Admit To Being Ethnic Russian?

Russia / Strategy Media Update – 11 July 2017

July 11, 2017, 10:39 am

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Commentary on the G20 meeting remains divided, but notably, most European commentators view it favorably, unlike the US MSM, the degree of negativity inversely proportionate to their grasp of Russia. Russians complaining loudly now about US position on Nordstream 2, evidently losing the means of corrupting EU politics… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update – 11 July 2017

Info Ops Officer Offers Artificial Intelligence Roadmap

July 11, 2017, 12:19 pm

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By CHRIS TELLEY on July 11, 2017  Artificial intelligence, machine learning and autonomy are central to the future of American war. In particular, the Pentagon wants to develop software that can absorb more information from more sources than a human can, analyze it and either advise the human how to respond or — in high-speed situations like cyber warfare and missile defense — act on its… Continue reading Info Ops Officer Offers Artificial Intelligence Roadmap

Russia’s Fear Abroad: The Baltics Try to Wall Out Russian Agents, But Moscow’s Message Still Comes Through

July 11, 2017, 4:05 pm

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Russia is playing a dangerous long game with its neighbors and the countries of the world.  By posing the Russian diaspora and descendants as ‘victims’ and the object of Russian ‘rescue’ operations, they become the unwitting source of scorn.   Worth noting the endgame of Hitler’s Volksdeutsche play across Europe was the en masse expulsion of ethnic… Continue reading Russia’s Fear Abroad: The Baltics Try to Wall Out Russian Agents, But Moscow’s Message Still Comes Through

The Trump administration is weighing a move that experts say could strike back at Russian hackers

July 11, 2017, 4:29 pm

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Sonam Sheth The Trump administration is weighing whether to prohibit government agencies from using products developed by Kaspersky Labs, an elite Russian cybersecurity firm, ABC News reported on Tuesday. Kaspersky is currently under active FBI counterintelligence investigation, and the Senate Intelligence Committee is alsoprobing the nature of its relationship to the Kremlin, and called it an “important national… Continue reading The Trump administration is weighing a move that experts say could strike back at Russian hackers

Inside Russia’s propaganda machine

July 11, 2017, 7:08 pm

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Inside Russia’s propaganda machine 12:08 video, a fairly good video which lightly scrapes the surface of Russian information warfare.Filed under: Information operations

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Russia Likens New Ukraine Passport Initiative To “New Berlin Wall”

July 11, 2017, 7:28 pm

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When Russia illegally invaded Ukraine, now in its fourth year, and Ukraine takes steps to defend itself, Russia labels it a “new Berlin Wall”.   Quite literally, “Berlin Wall” is used by Russian FM Lavrov in his statement:  11 July 201717:17 Comment by the Information and Press Department on Kiev’s plans to change the rules of… Continue reading Russia Likens New Ukraine Passport Initiative To “New Berlin Wall”

First object teleported to Earth’s orbit

July 11, 2017, 8:57 pm

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Chinese researchers have teleported a photon from the Gobi desert to a satellite orbiting five hundred kilometres above the earth. This is achieved through quantum entanglement, a process where two particles react as one with no physical connection between them. Hooke Professor of Experimental Physics at Oxford University Ian Walmsley tells the World At One how quantum… Continue reading First object teleported to Earth’s orbit

When Russia’s Dark Arts Backfire

July 12, 2017, 12:07 pm

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This New York Times story connects Natalia Veselnitskaya, who is now connected with Donald Trump, Jr, to Russian propaganda. No, Donald Trump, Jr. is not connected with Russian propaganda, don’t make that leap.  First, a few words of context. I know of many more cases of Russian Information Warfare failing than I do of their success.… Continue reading When Russia’s Dark Arts Backfire

How to Deter Russian Cyber Attacks

July 12, 2017, 12:15 pm

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George Beebe July 12, 2017 Washington’s political class may not agree on much these days, but nearly everyone agrees that Russia should be punished for meddling in the US presidential election. The only question is how severe that punishment should be.  Many worry that if the consequences are too lenient, Moscow will interfere in future… Continue reading How to Deter Russian Cyber Attacks

The position of the West not to provide Ukraine with defensive weapons was wrong – Philip Karber

July 12, 2017, 12:20 pm

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Prof Phill Karber of the Potomac Foundation in Washington, DC, presented two seminarsrecently in Kyiv dealing with Russia’s war against Ukraine. The first “Ukraine versus Russian Revanchism” as a press conference was a detailed discussion of the Russian campaign, the Russian buildup forming Shock Armies to the North and East of Ukraine, and a range of policy topics such… Continue reading The position of the West not to provide Ukraine with defensive weapons was wrong – Philip Karber

Russia / Strategy Media Update – 12 July 2017

July 12, 2017, 12:45 pm

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Russians unhappy that Romania is to procure four MIM-104 Patriot batteries, while Poland committed last week to eight batteries. Russian propaganda already arguing that the Patriots can be destroyed quickly using Iskander M / SS-26 STONE TBMs, despite the PAC-3 being specifically built to defeat such TBMs.… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update – 12 July 2017

Mass GPS Spoofing Attack in Black Sea?

July 12, 2017, 4:12 pm

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Russia appears to be spoofing GPS signals off their coast in the Black Sea. Two paragraphs stand out: Russia has very advanced capabilities to disrupt GPS. Over 250,000 cell towers in Russia have been equipped with GPS jamming devices as a defense against attack by U.S. missiles. And there have been press reports of Russian GPS jamming… Continue reading Mass GPS Spoofing Attack in Black Sea?

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Interpreting fascism – Disinformation Review

July 12, 2017, 10:37 pm

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13 July 2017 *TRENDS OF THE WEEK* Interpreting fascism If you look up fascism [fash-iz-uh m] in a dictionary, you will find “a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism”. This week, we saw alternative interpretations… Continue reading Interpreting fascism – Disinformation Review

Putin’s Russian World Seeks to Offer Others 12 Unattractive Values, Sytin Says

July 13, 2017, 9:15 am

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The original is arguably more brutal but also uses too many colloquialisms for an easy translate: What spiritual values Russia can offer to the West – Alexander Sytin </end editorial> Wednesday, July 12, 2017 Putin’s Russian World Seeks to Offer Others 12 Unattractive Values, Sytin Says Paul Goble Staunton, July 12 –Aleksandr Sytin was recently on… Continue reading Putin’s Russian World Seeks to Offer Others 12 Unattractive Values, Sytin Says

Pro-Russian “Cyber Berkut” Publishes Alleged Links Between Ukraine And Clinton

July 13, 2017, 10:23 am

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This appears to be where the real collusion was. Pro-Russia hacker site (or front) “Cyber Berkut” publishes alleged links between Ukraine and Clinton https://cyber-berkut.org/en/ Filed under: Information operations, Information Warfare, Russia Tagged: information operations, information warfare, Russia

Russia / Strategy Media Update – 13 July 2017

July 13, 2017, 10:41 am

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> NATO-Russia Council meeting. Unexplained, suspected to be Russian, large scale GPS spoofing attack in Black Sea region – happily no maritime or aerial collisions. Another collection of abyssal reports from inside Russia, all events self-inflicted. Russian historian Aleksandr Sytin describes that what non-Russians in post-Soviet space label… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update – 13 July 2017

Cracks Appear In ISIS Online Caliphate

July 13, 2017, 10:53 am

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ISIS has not only lost the Iraqi city of Mosul, it’s also losing the cyberspace jihad. Andrew McIntosh HuffPost Quebec Cyber jihad efforts of the self-described Islamic State are weakening in quantity, quality and effectiveness as “cracks” appear in the terrorist group’s online propaganda machine, a new report argues. Since 2016, proactive antiterrorist measures by technology… Continue reading Cracks Appear In ISIS Online Caliphate