Russian Military Jets And Warplanes Alarm Latvia, Estonia, And Finland, As Europe Prepares For Potential Attack

August 1, 2017, 6:21 pm

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Russian Military Jets And Warplanes Alarm Latvia, Estonia, And Finland, As Europe Prepares For Potential Attack Russia’s air force sent seven military jets zooming past Latvia Tuesday, before forces in Estonia and Finland scrambled to intercept three Russian warplanes further north in the Baltic Sea. In different incidents, Latvia’s armed forces reported observing two Russian Su-34 fighter… Continue reading Russian Military Jets And Warplanes Alarm Latvia, Estonia, And Finland, As Europe Prepares For Potential Attack

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Pence Says U.S. To Hold Russia ‘Accountable For Its Actions’

August 2, 2017, 7:18 am

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has told leaders of the Western Balkans that the United States will continue to hold Russia “accountable for its actions.” “We must be resolute and uncompromising in the face of aggression from an unpredictable country that casts a shadow from the East,” Pence told a summit of the Adriatic Charter… Continue reading Pence Says U.S. To Hold Russia ‘Accountable For Its Actions’

Russia: New Legislation Attacks Internet Anonymity

August 2, 2017, 7:32 am

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I’m most certain this article by Human Rights Watch will be received in Russia with “Restricting Internet anonymity, you say that like it’s a bad thing?”   That appears to be the point, in Russia. They want to restrict anonymity, they want to have the ability to know their dissidents, their protesters, their political opponents,… Continue reading Russia: New Legislation Attacks Internet Anonymity

The Case for Diplomacy in Cyberspace

August 2, 2017, 10:09 am

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Chris Painter Cyber guy for 27 yrs, tech, wine, film, Pynchon & indie music fan. Aug 1 The Case for Diplomacy in Cyberspace https://medium.com/@C_Painter/the-case-for-diplomacy-in-cyberspace-8ca1ca8c97b3 For the last six and a half amazing years I have had the honor to serve as the first Coordinator for Cyber Issues in the Secretary’s Office at the State Department.… Continue reading The Case for Diplomacy in Cyberspace

Book: Capital, State, Empire: The New American Way of Digital Warfare

August 2, 2017, 10:28 am

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Capital, State, Empire: The New American Way of Digital Warfare Open Access book by Scott Timcke Part of the Critical, Digital and Social Media Studies series edited by Christian Fuchs University of Westminster Press Free download, affordable paperback: http://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/books/10.16997/book6/ The United States presents the greatest source of global geo-political violence and instability. Guided by the… Continue reading Book: Capital, State, Empire: The New American Way of Digital Warfare

The Daily Vertical: Why Navalny Can’t Lose

August 2, 2017, 10:31 am

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The Daily Vertical: Why Navalny Can’t Lose The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL. One way or another, we’re in for one hell of a show next year. One way or another, the March 2018 presidential election will probably be like nothing we’ve seen before in Vladimir Putin’s… Continue reading The Daily Vertical: Why Navalny Can’t Lose

Here are all the words Chinese state media has banned

August 2, 2017, 10:57 am

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Xinhua News Agency was established by the Chinese Communist Party in 1931 in a little house in Ruijin, Jiangxi Province. Until 1938, it was called the Red China News Agency 红色中华通讯社, but it has always had the same goal: to collect information for the Party and act as its voice. Despite its propagandist mission, Xinhua has produced some excellent journalists, such as Yang Jisheng 杨继绳,… Continue reading Here are all the words Chinese state media has banned

New Web tool tracks Russian “influence ops” on Twitter

August 2, 2017, 4:58 pm

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Hamilton 68 tracks Russian state news and Twitter trolls, shows propaganda trends. SEAN GALLAGHER – 8/2/2017, 6:10 PM The Alliance for Securing Democracy, a bipartisan project backed by the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), has launched a Web tool to keep tabs on Russia’s ongoing efforts to influence public opinion in the United States… Continue reading New Web tool tracks Russian “influence ops” on Twitter

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What do DoD officials think of splitting NSA/CYBERCOM dual hat?

August 2, 2017, 5:18 pm

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c4isrnet.com · by Mark Pomerleau · August 1, 2017 A new wide-ranging report issued from the Government Accountability Office examines what the advantages and disadvantages are of the dual-hat arrangement for the head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, among other things. For the past few years, there has been much discussion regarding the separation of… Continue reading What do DoD officials think of splitting NSA/CYBERCOM dual hat?

This Week’s Highlights From OCCRP – 2 August 2017

August 2, 2017, 5:23 pm

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Donate & Support The Fight Against Corruption OCCRP on iPhone  |  OCCRP on Android Firm Linked to Putin Friend Smoothed Path for BP in Russia If you want to do business in Moscow, it helps to hire a pal of President Vladimir Putin. That’s the conclusion reached by investigators for Transparency International-Russia, who looked into one… Continue reading This Week’s Highlights From OCCRP – 2 August 2017

Event, 3 August 2017: In Defense of the Fatherland: Russian WWII Narratives as Tools of the Kremlin

August 2, 2017, 6:34 pm

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In Defense of the Fatherland: Russian WWII Narratives as Tools of the Kremlin You are cordially invited to a lecture on the topic of In Defense of the Fatherland: Russian WWII Narratives as Tools of the Kremlin with Rachel Bauman M.A. Candidate, IWP Thursday, August 3 4:00 PM The Institute of World Politics 1521 16th… Continue reading Event, 3 August 2017: In Defense of the Fatherland: Russian WWII Narratives as Tools of the Kremlin

The Morning Vertical — August 8, 2017

August 3, 2017, 4:48 am

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THE MORNING  VERTICAL by Brian Whitmore  03.08.2017 On My Mind:   Dmitry Medvedev’s remarks about new U.S. sanctions against Russia were telling for a number of reasons. First, the Russian prime minister said that by imposing additional punitive sanctions, Washington has declared a “full-scale trade war” on Moscow. But a trade war assumes that there… Continue reading The Morning Vertical — August 8, 2017

Russian Strategic Logic

August 3, 2017, 4:57 am

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By Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen August 2, 2017 BESA Center Perspectives No. 549, August 2, 2017 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Western observers are often astonished by Russian military decision-making, which defies the principle of waiting for full knowledge of the enemy before acting. The Russian approach holds that it is in engagement of the enemy that knowledge… Continue reading Russian Strategic Logic

Class: Upcoming Bellingcat Open Source Investigation Workshop in London (October 2-6)

August 3, 2017, 5:43 am

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August 3, 2017 By bellingcatadmin Bellingcat is holding its second workshop focusing on open source investigation in London on October 2-6, 2017. The workshop will run from 9:30am to 5pm each day, and will include two breaks with coffee, tea, and snacks provided, and a 45-minute lunch break. Participants are required to bring their own laptops, and… Continue reading Class: Upcoming Bellingcat Open Source Investigation Workshop in London (October 2-6)

Russia / Strategy Media Update – 3 August 2017

August 3, 2017, 6:26 am

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Provision of lethal aid to Ukraine has produced significant debate in US media, and a favourable main OpEd in the WSJ. There has been a deluge of nonsensical complaints from Moscow about the H.R. 3364 “New Axis of Evil” sanctions act, mostly displaying blind ignorance of how… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update – 3 August 2017

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Donbas militants ‘sentence’ blogger to 14 years for “spreading negative information”

August 3, 2017, 6:54 am

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August 02, 2017 – 15:51 By Halya Coynash. for Human Rights in Ukraine A so-called military court in the self-proclaimed ‘Luhansk people’s republic’ [LPR] has sentenced two Ukrainians to huge sentences for what it calls ‘state treason’.  Since the alleged ‘treason’ involved spreading ‘negative information’ on the Internet, it seems likely that one of the two… Continue reading Donbas militants ‘sentence’ blogger to 14 years for “spreading negative information”

A very modern honey trap: Mia is 30, alluring and looking for love. No wonder middle-aged executives fell for her. There’s just one HUGE problem…

August 3, 2017, 9:15 am

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Honey-trappers are posing as beautiful women online to talk to vulnerable men In Mia Ash’s situation, the profile was used to steal corporate and strategic plans The internet appears to offer a new level of persuasion to honey-trappers The techniques bear close similarities to those used by spies trawling for secrets By John Naish for the… Continue reading A very modern honey trap: Mia is 30, alluring and looking for love. No wonder middle-aged executives fell for her. There’s just one HUGE problem…

Regimes in Russia and North Korea are becoming more similar to each other, and world gets to understand it – Turchynov

August 3, 2017, 1:22 pm

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03.08.17 18:12 Regimes in Russia and North Korea are becoming more similar to each other Secretary of National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Oleksandr Turchynov commented on Russia sanctions, Censor.NET reports citing the press service of the agency. He said the sanctions against Russia that were introduced by U.S. President Donald Trump signing the new law were… Continue reading Regimes in Russia and North Korea are becoming more similar to each other, and world gets to understand it – Turchynov

Director, NATO Information Office [Moscow]

August 3, 2017, 2:55 pm

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Director, NATO Information Office [Moscow] Posted: 03 Aug 2017 02:26 PM PDT jobs.economist.com The NATO International Staff (Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium) is recruiting a Director, NATO Information Office Moscow, Russia (ref. 170375) Public Diplomacy Division (PDD) Function: NATO’s Public Diplomacy efforts serve a vital function within the Alliance by communicating its purpose and priorities to audiences worldwide.… Continue reading Director, NATO Information Office [Moscow]

Press Release: A-10’s, MC-130J Deploy to Baltic Region for Multinational Training

August 4, 2017, 8:26 am

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News Release Headquarters, United States European Command Media Operations Division Unit 30400, Box 1000, APO, AE  09128 Tel: +49 (0)711 680-6868/6618 E–mail:  eucom.media@mail.mil Release: 17-60   August 4, 2017     A-10’s, MC-130J Deploy to Baltic Region for Multinational Training STUTTGART, Germany – Ten A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, an MC-130J Commando II, and approximately 270 Airmen from bases in the U.S. and Europe will deploy to… Continue reading Press Release: A-10’s, MC-130J Deploy to Baltic Region for Multinational Training