Russia / Strategy Media Update – 23 July 2017

July 23, 2017, 11:08 am

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Russian/Iran/DPRK (“Rogue State Collective” or “New Axis of Evil”?) Sanctions bill deal agreed, finally – EU complains. Prof Gregory essay on Germany’s collusion with Russia is on target – the statement on the Siemens turbines is illustrative, deceiving Germany is cause for offense, invading countries and killing tens… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update – 23 July 2017

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YouTube to redirect searches for Isil videos to footage debunking their ideology

July 23, 2017, 1:06 pm

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Ben Farmer, defence correspondent  21 JULY 2017 • 10:40PM YouTube says it will crack down on online Islamist extremism by redirecting anyone who searches for terrorist videos to instead show them films countering the propaganda. Anyone searching for terms relating to the Islamic State group will be offered playlists of videos “debunking its mythology”, the company… Continue reading YouTube to redirect searches for Isil videos to footage debunking their ideology

Russia to blame for ‘hot war’ in Ukraine: U.S. special envoy

July 23, 2017, 3:28 pm

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By Natalia Zinets and Matthias Williams KIEV (Reuters) – Russian aggression is to blame for violence in eastern Ukraine, where people are dying in what should be seen as a “hot war” rather than a “frozen conflict”, the U.S. special envoy to the Ukraine peace talks said on a visit to Ukraine on Sunday. Kurt… Continue reading Russia to blame for ‘hot war’ in Ukraine: U.S. special envoy

Protesters March In Moscow Over Internet Censorship Regulations

July 23, 2017, 4:25 pm

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23/07/2017 Hundreds of people have marched through central Moscow calling for internet freedom. Protesters from various social movements including the opposition Parnas party carried posters and chanted slogans against Russia’s censorship rules and hard line on what it calls, extremist propaganda. Some people also shouted ‘Russia without Putin’. When asked why he attended the march,… Continue reading Protesters March In Moscow Over Internet Censorship Regulations

Russia achieving ever more anti-records under Putin

July 23, 2017, 4:34 pm

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By Paul Goble 2017/07/24 – 00:51 “There are achievements which it would be better not to have,” opposition Russian politician Gennady Gudkov says, and over the last two decades of Vladimir Putin, Russia has “achieved” ever more of these, something Russians should reflect upon when thinking about the current ruler and the future. Among the worst, he says, is that… Continue reading Russia achieving ever more anti-records under Putin

EU ready to retaliate against US sanctions on Russia

July 23, 2017, 4:47 pm

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Brussels fears effort to punish Moscow’s election meddling will hurt energy companies 4 HOURS AGO by: Jim Brunsden in Brussels and Courtney Weaver in Washington Brussels is preparing to retaliate against the US if Washington pushes ahead with far-reaching new sanctions on Russia that hit European companies. Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president, has called… Continue reading EU ready to retaliate against US sanctions on Russia

Army Research Lab (ARL) developing Hardened Automonomous, Artificially-Intelligent (AI) Distributed Robot Swarms (or, Swarm Bots) for Future Electronic Warfare Environments

July 23, 2017, 5:43 pm

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Army Research Lab (ARL) developing Hardened Automonomous, Artificially-Intelligent (AI) Distributed Robot Swarms (or, Swarm Bots) for Future Electronic Warfare Environments: Will They be Ready and Capable for World War III (WWIII)? By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Image Credit: Lifeboat.com July 21, 2017 DefenseReview (DR) has previously reported on the U.S. Deparment of… Continue reading Army Research Lab (ARL) developing Hardened Automonomous, Artificially-Intelligent (AI) Distributed Robot Swarms (or, Swarm Bots) for Future Electronic Warfare Environments

Russia, Not North Korea, Greatest Threat To U.S., Says Pentagon’s Top Military Officer

July 24, 2017, 8:40 am

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BY SOFIA LOTTO PERSIO ON 7/24/17 AT 7:34 AM Russia is the greatest threat to the United States, not North Korea, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff has said. Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado, Marine Corps General Joe Dunford listed Russia’s military modernization program, its nuclear and cyber capabilities and its actions in Georgia,… Continue reading Russia, Not North Korea, Greatest Threat To U.S., Says Pentagon’s Top Military Officer

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Russia / Strategy Media Update – 24 July 2017

July 24, 2017, 10:21 am

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Kommersant Daily, Russia’s answer to the WSJ, observes that: “The US Congress has Included Russia in the World ‘Axis of Evil’ Together with Iran and North Korea,” noting that this is what offended Russians are saying! Russia only has itself to blame here. Russian aerial harassment in… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update – 24 July 2017

What Might be the 2025 Equivalent of a 1980s CEWI Battalion?

July 24, 2017, 2:55 pm

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What Might be the 2025 Equivalent of a 1980s CEWI Battalion? Journal Article | July 21, 2017 – 3:08am Tricia M. Clarke “One of the most important duties Army professionals is to think clearly about the problem of future armed conflict.” — General David Perkins The integration of intelligence and electronic warfare (IEW) assets with maneuver… Continue reading What Might be the 2025 Equivalent of a 1980s CEWI Battalion?

New Russian Sanctions: Countering Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017, HR 3203

July 24, 2017, 3:55 pm

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From an information perspective, this is a letdown. Two reports are initiated, tracking state-owned and operated media and Russian operations against European and Eurasian elections. The reports have no office to respond, no action office, and no monitoring capability.  The White House generates the reports, period.  There are two parts copied and pasted below. First,… Continue reading New Russian Sanctions: Countering Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017, HR 3203

The Resistance of VOA Newsroom and BBG Bureaucracy

July 24, 2017, 5:25 pm

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I agree, 100%. By any standard, this is unacceptable. It is time to slash and burn. </end editorial> The Resistance US Government International Media Information War: Lost and Corrupted By The Federalist Do a Google search for the following: “Federal bureaucracy resist Trump.” You will find an assortment of links including: Resistance from within: Federal workers… Continue reading The Resistance of VOA Newsroom and BBG Bureaucracy

Forget Sun Tzu: The Art of Modern War Can Be Found In A Chinese Strategy Book From 1999

July 24, 2017, 5:51 pm

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I recall reading Unrestricted Warfare when it was first translated, in 1999.  The concepts were stunning in their clarity and totality. Everything, from law to journalism to cyber to every facet of government to conventional military tools could be used in future wars. The title is better translated as War Without Limits and was numbing to those… Continue reading Forget Sun Tzu: The Art of Modern War Can Be Found In A Chinese Strategy Book From 1999

The Kremlin’s Manichaean delusion

July 24, 2017, 7:36 pm

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How Moscow came to embrace fringe anti-Western conspiracy theories Meduza 11:28, 14 august 2015 What do the First World War, sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914, and the atomic destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have in common? Both unfolded in August, and, according to Sergey Naryshkin, the Russian Duma’s… Continue reading The Kremlin’s Manichaean delusion

Active Measures: The Kremlin Plan To Beat The West Without Firing A Shot

July 25, 2017, 6:38 am

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THE ASPEN INSTITUTE ASPEN SECURITY FORUM Thursday, July 20, 2017 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS NED PRICE Former Senior Assistant to President Obama EVELYN FARKAS Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia JULIA IOFFE Columnist, The Atlantic JIM SCIUTTO Chief National Security Correspondent, CNN Download document: http://aspensecurityforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Active-Measures_The-Kremlin-Plan-to-Beat-the-West-without-Firing-a-Shot.pdfFiled under: Information operations, Information Warfare, Russia Tagged: information operations, information warfare,… Continue reading Active Measures: The Kremlin Plan To Beat The West Without Firing A Shot

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War By Other Means

July 25, 2017, 6:42 am

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THE ASPEN INSTITUTE ASPEN SECURITY FORUM WAR BY OTHER MEANS Thursday, July 20, 2017 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS: JEFF GREENE Senior Director, Global Government Affairs and Policy, Symantec BOB GRIFFIN CEO, Ayasdi JOSHUA SKULE Executive Assistant Director for Intelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation CLINT WATTS Senior Fellow, George Washington University Center for Cyber & Homeland Security… Continue reading War By Other Means

Cybercrime Roundup: Russian-born US Citizen Sentenced for Committing Cybercrime Within the United States

July 25, 2017, 7:02 am

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By Sarah Tate Chambers Monday, July 24, 2017, 9:00 AM DayZero: Cybersecurity Law and Policy On July 10th, Alexander Tverdokhlebov was sentenced to 110 months (just over nine years) in prison based on his guilty plea to one count of wire fraud. Tverdokhlebov came to the United States from Russia in 2007. Within a year, he started posting… Continue reading Cybercrime Roundup: Russian-born US Citizen Sentenced for Committing Cybercrime Within the United States

Videos suggest Russian government may be arming Taliban

July 25, 2017, 7:12 am

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It appears journalists are finally returning to their journalistic integrity.  “The videos don’t provide incontrovertible proof of the trade” displays verification and corroboration of stories is once again being done. …by some.  </end editorial> By Nick Paton Walsh and Masoud Popalzai, CNN Updated 4:40 AM ET, Tue July 25, 2017 Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN)The Taliban have received improved… Continue reading Videos suggest Russian government may be arming Taliban

Fake News: DNC Leak Evidence By Skip Folden And Intel Experts

July 25, 2017, 8:36 pm

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PURELY from my experience as a disinformation expert, I assess this to be fake. NSA Officials and Computer Expert: Forensic Evidence Proves DNC Emails Were LEAKED, Not Hacked I looked through the article and saw a lot of things that looked good and all likely possible. But the devil is in the details and none… Continue reading Fake News: DNC Leak Evidence By Skip Folden And Intel Experts

U.S. Russian Senate Wants to Punish Poland for Removing Statues Honoring World War II Soldiers

July 25, 2017, 10:39 pm

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Damien Sharkov, Newsweek Russian senators are calling on President Vladimir Putin to put sanctions on Poland for a law that could see Soviet memorials in the country torn down. Poland’s new law demands the removal of dates, names and mentions on public monuments that seem to glorify Communism or “any other totalitarian” regime. This mostly… Continue reading U.S. Russian Senate Wants to Punish Poland for Removing Statues Honoring World War II Soldiers