Does ‘countering Russian mischief’ mean being anti-Russian?

July 28, 2017, 7:05 am

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This is part of the Kremlin always saying they are the victim, that the West acts provocatively, and the West is encroaching on Russia. It’s all semantics.  Almost everything Russia does is bluff and bravado. Their words are predictable and became boring some time ago. Russia is a paper bear. </end editorial> July 28, 2017… Continue reading Does ‘countering Russian mischief’ mean being anti-Russian?

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Russia / Strategy Media Update – 28 July 2017

July 28, 2017, 12:18 pm

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> COCW Award to Russia today for the wide range of comments, invective and threats on the Senate almost unanimously passing the “New Axis of Evil”  sanctions bill (H.R. 3364 now the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act). Whitmore expands on Gontmakher’s essay about historical precedents to Putin’s situation – Crimean… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update – 28 July 2017

TAINTED LEAKS

July 28, 2017, 4:05 pm

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Disinformation and Phishing With a Russian Nexus By Adam Hulcoop, John Scott-Railton, Peter Tanchak, Matt Brooks, and Ron Deibert May 25, 2017 “Every external operation is first and foremost a domestic one: the single most important role of the agencies is to secure the regime.” — Mark Galeotti on Russian foreign intelligence Key Points Documents stolen from a prominent journalist and critic… Continue reading TAINTED LEAKS

The US-Led Coalition Is Steadily Decimating ISIS’s Propaganda Operation

July 29, 2017, 7:25 am

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OIR is Operation Inherent Resolve, US led operations in Syria and Iraq. </end editorial> By DANNY LEFFLER on July 28, 2017 U.S.-executed decapitation strikes are eliminating key ISIS propaganda leaders and hacking away at the terror group’s ability to broadcast its jihadist message across the world from its dwindling holdfasts in Syria and Iraq, Operation Inherent Resolve announced… Continue reading The US-Led Coalition Is Steadily Decimating ISIS’s Propaganda Operation

Businessman Paints Terrifying And Complex Picture Of Putin’s Russia

July 29, 2017, 7:39 am

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To more fully understand Putin and one of his motivations, one needs to understand the Magnitsky Act. More importantly, one needs to understand why Putin so desperately seeks to overturn that US law.  This article lays it out in a fairly methodical way and makes it clear.  </end editorial> July 28, 20171:12 PM ET By… Continue reading Businessman Paints Terrifying And Complex Picture Of Putin’s Russia

World’s Greatest Source Of Fake News Proposes Russia And China Team To Fight “Fake News”

July 29, 2017, 7:48 am

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StopFake: “Sputnik & RT’s Editor in Chief proposed that Russian and Chinese media should work together to tackle “fake news”. Once I stop laughing I might finish this editorial… </end editorial> Fake news, criticism and censorship July 27, 2017 – 19:11 Context By East Stratcom Speaking at the third Russia-China media forum in Moscow recently, Sputnik and RT’s… Continue reading World’s Greatest Source Of Fake News Proposes Russia And China Team To Fight “Fake News”

Russia Lacks Discipline, But Meddling In Other Countries Has Always Happened

July 29, 2017, 9:22 am

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What Russia did during the US election of 2016 is actually normal behavior for countries, but Russia was sloppy, undisciplined, and way over the top. All countries have meddled in other government’s affairs since before 1776. Just look how France meddled with Britain and sponsored the US revolution, supplied the colonies money, troops, advisors, and weapons.… Continue reading Russia Lacks Discipline, But Meddling In Other Countries Has Always Happened

The mechanics of influence

July 29, 2017, 7:53 pm

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Social neuroscientist Emily Falk uses individual brain responses to predict whether health messaging lands successfully or not Interview by Meeri Kim July 28, 2017 Meeri Kim: As director of the Communication Neuroscience Lab, you use the brain as a window into human attitudes and behaviors. What kinds of questions does your lab try to answer in this way?… Continue reading The mechanics of influence

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Iran says US Navy fired warning flares at its vessels

July 29, 2017, 8:59 pm

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A US warship fired flares at Iranian attack vessels in the Persian Gulf. Oooh, the symbolic gesture scared somebody.  *snicker* Maybe some 30 mm next time? </end editorial> By Shirzad Bozorgmehr and Ryan Browne, CNN Updated 9:43 PM ET, Sat July 29, 2017 (CNN)A US Navy aircraft carrier fired warning flares at Iranian vessels in the Persian… Continue reading Iran says US Navy fired warning flares at its vessels

Putin pardons two women given prison terms for text messages

July 29, 2017, 9:06 pm

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JULY 29, 2017 / 11:59 AM MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday pardoned two women who were sentenced to prison terms for sending text messages to Georgian acquaintances about the movement of Russian military equipment on the eve of a war in 2008. Two orders published by the Kremlin said Annik Kesyan… Continue reading Putin pardons two women given prison terms for text messages

Wag the bear

July 30, 2017, 3:03 am

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I disagree with the author on one contention, I do not believe Russia is yet considered an enemy of the United States, not by anyone in the US.  Russia is an adversary, an overly aggressive global competitor with dreams and aspirations of greatness but currently cannot fill those shoes.  It carries a loud stick as… Continue reading Wag the bear

Russia’s Villages, and Their Way of Life, Are ‘Melting Away’

July 30, 2017, 3:09 am

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By NEIL MacFARQUHAR JULY 29, 2017 BARUTA, Russia — With its winding dirt lanes framed by lilacs, quaint wooden houses and graceful onion-domed church, the tiny farming hamlet of Baruta was once a veritable postcard of Russian bucolic bliss. No longer. More people lie in the tightly packed church cemetery than inhabit the village. Agriculture is slowly… Continue reading Russia’s Villages, and Their Way of Life, Are ‘Melting Away’

Is It Beginning in Belarus? ‘Little Green Men’ Appear Alongside Russian Troops in Vitebsk

July 30, 2017, 5:21 am

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Sunday, July 30, 2017 Paul Goble Staunton, July 30 – A Belarusian has posted on Facebook a six-minute clip showing Russian soldiers in unmarked uniforms in Vitebsk, a city not far from the Russian Federation border, thereby exacerbating fears that Moscow will use the upcoming Zapad-2017 military exercises to carry out regime change in Minsk.… Continue reading Is It Beginning in Belarus? ‘Little Green Men’ Appear Alongside Russian Troops in Vitebsk

HISTINT: Unearthing declassified Soviet military journals in CIA archives

July 30, 2017, 6:04 am

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July 28, 2017 By Veli-Pekka Kivimäki In January of 2017, CIA made the entirety of their declassified records collection available online. Previously, only select documents were available through the online collection, with the rest available only through National Archives at College Park, Maryland. Thus, for researchers of intelligence such as myself, the new online collection of 930,000… Continue reading HISTINT: Unearthing declassified Soviet military journals in CIA archives

New Paper on the Operational Environment 2017-2050

July 30, 2017, 6:59 am

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Published on July 26, 2017 Thomas A. Kruegler DCS G2 Intelligence Staff Officer The U.S. military, and therefore, the U.S. Army, finds itself at a historical inflection point, where disparate, yet related elements of the Operational Environment (OE) are converging, creating a situation where fast moving trends across the Diplomatic, Information, Military, and Economic (DIME) spheres are… Continue reading New Paper on the Operational Environment 2017-2050

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Hackers break into voting machines in 90 minutes at competition

July 30, 2017, 8:25 am

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BY JOHN BOWDEN – 07/29/17 06:21 PM EDT Hackers at at a competition in Las Vegas were able to successfully breach the software of U.S. voting machines in just 90 minutes on Friday, illuminating glaring security deficiencies in America’s election infrastructure. Tech minds at the annual DEF CON in Las Vegas were given physical voting machines… Continue reading Hackers break into voting machines in 90 minutes at competition

The future of fake news: don’t believe everything you read, see or hear

July 30, 2017, 9:43 am

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Olivia Solon in San Francisco @oliviasolon Wednesday 26 July 2017 01.00 EDT A new breed of video and audio manipulation tools allow for the creation of realistic looking news footage, like the now infamous fake Obama speech In an age of Photoshop, filters and social media, many of us are used to seeing manipulated pictures – subjects become… Continue reading The future of fake news: don’t believe everything you read, see or hear

Will China’s Disinformation War Destabilize Taiwan?

July 31, 2017, 5:46 am

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There is evidence to suggest that China is increasingly dependent on computational propaganda in its efforts to destabilize Taiwan. J. Michael Cole July 30, 2017 While analysts continue to pay close attention to the increasingly frequent passages by People’s Liberation Army vessels aircraft near Taiwan, an equally important development is the ongoing saturation of Taiwan… Continue reading Will China’s Disinformation War Destabilize Taiwan?

New Kremlin Watch Policy Paper: What to do about Facebook & Google

July 31, 2017, 5:50 am

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Good morning, Our Kremlin Watch Program has just published a new report which reviews the state of play of policy debate on online platforms like Facebook or Google. Here are our recommendations: Governments: Examine the use of algorithms by online platforms in order to reveal potential errors and biases; understand to what extent the algorithms… Continue reading New Kremlin Watch Policy Paper: What to do about Facebook & Google

The Morning Vertical — July 31, 2017

July 31, 2017, 6:01 am

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THE MORNING  VERTICAL by Brian Whitmore  31.07.2017 On My Mind:   So there’s apparently not going to be any reset. Vladimir Putin’s regime appeared to believe that by interfering in the U.S. election it would get a partner in Washington that would be ready to agree to a detente on Moscow’s terms. Instead, as the… Continue reading The Morning Vertical — July 31, 2017