Russia / Strategy Media Update – 6 August 2017

August 6, 2017, 11:07 am

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Lethal aid to Ukraine continues to be debated. WashPost lambasts Administration for insufficient effort to counter Russian propaganda, and they have a point. Multiple very interesting essays collected on the impact of the “New Axis of Evil” sanctions bill, from Ukrainian and Russian authors. Saakashvili fingers Russia… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update – 6 August 2017

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Countering Russian Influence in the Balkans

August 6, 2017, 11:12 am

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By Emily Holland, Rebecca Friedman Lissner Sunday, August 6, 2017, 10:00 AM https://www.lawfareblog.com/countering-russian-influence-balkans Editor’s Note: Russia appears to be trying to undermine U.S. influence throughout Europe—and, unfortunately, Moscow appears to be succeeding. Although most eyes are on Ukraine and the Baltic states, the Balkans represent another potential flash point. Emily Holland of Columbia University and Rebecca Lissner… Continue reading Countering Russian Influence in the Balkans

Challenges in Measuring Public Diplomacy

August 6, 2017, 5:22 pm

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Aug 4, 2017 by Soft Power 30, Katherine Brown To be an effective public diplomat, you need a well of sufficient soft power resources on which to draw. There is no canonical definition of public diplomacy (PD), but the official practice of it involves using informational, educational, and cultural tools to engage with international audiences to… Continue reading Challenges in Measuring Public Diplomacy

Alexandr Dugin Appears On InfoWars

August 7, 2017, 10:22 am

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There are three different videos here. I have not had time to view all three.  Two are from Infowars.com and the other is from Geopolitca.ru. Appearing is Dr. Alexandr Dugin, who is perhaps, one of Putin’s most ardent supports and a prolific writer about Russian Information Warfare. Also, by Dugin: THE FOURTH POLITICAL THEORY AND THE… Continue reading Alexandr Dugin Appears On InfoWars

Russia / Strategy Media Update – 7 August 2017

August 7, 2017, 11:26 am

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Portnikov spells out some ground truths about Russian behaviour, but does not account for groupthink in Moscow leadership circles. NYT essay on US Army exercise in Bulgaria. More ground truths from HR’s MSM interview last week. Kazakhstan refuses to provide Russian with “peacekeepers”  for Syria. Ukrainians in… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update – 7 August 2017

Congress may mandate ‘information warfare’ plan for Russia

August 7, 2017, 11:45 am

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I’m ready. Call me. </end editorial> by Joel Gehrke | Aug 7, 2017, 12:37 PM Lawmakers may mandate a specific strategy for countering Russian disinformation if the State Department does not, a senior House Democrat warned. “I urge you to come up with a strategy and work with Congress to implement it at once,” New York Rep. Eliot… Continue reading Congress may mandate ‘information warfare’ plan for Russia

Lenin’s Corpse As A Cake

August 7, 2017, 12:35 pm

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In The Now, hosted by RT’s Senior Political correspondent Anissa Naouai out of Moscow headquarters every Sunday, shared a video today on Facebook with the following comments: Kids take a bite out of Soviet Union’s Vladimir LeninKids take a bite out of Soviet Union’s Vladimir Lenin But don’t worry! It’s only a cake – not… Continue reading Lenin’s Corpse As A Cake

“Wait for an answer, bastards.” What can Russia do to Romania?

August 8, 2017, 3:09 am

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The stack of “enemies” for Russia continues to build. </end editorial> Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin promised to take revenge on Romania after its authorities did not let his flight to Chisinau enter its airspace. “Wait for an answer, bastards,” he tweeted immediately after the incident. How can Moscow answer Bucharest?  Igor Solovey , World… Continue reading “Wait for an answer, bastards.” What can Russia do to Romania?

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Russia in the world: from G8 to “axis of evil”

August 8, 2017, 3:15 am

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The adoption of the US bill on sanctions against Russia will be a logical stage in the international isolation of the Kremlin, where it found itself due to the occupation of Ukraine’s Crimea and certain areas of Luhansk and Donetsk regions, bombings of Syria, interference in the US election, attempts to stage coups and other… Continue reading Russia in the world: from G8 to “axis of evil”

Sun Tzu and Information Operations: Ancient Philosophy between China and the United States

August 8, 2017, 4:19 am

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Sun Tzu and Information Operations: Ancient Philosophy between China and the United States : Grandson and Informationism: Chinese and American Strategy in Ancient Philosophy Kwang Ho CHUN (Jeon Gwangho) , (Jeon Kwang-ho) Low Publication Name: New Asia Issues / Ho: 新亞細亞第24卷第2號 / 2017/102 ~ 126 (25pages) Publisher: New Asia Research Institute Publication Type: Academic Journal Subject category: Political Science and Diplomacy File format:… Continue reading Sun Tzu and Information Operations: Ancient Philosophy between China and the United States

New Ways In The Cognitive Dimension Of Information Operations

August 8, 2017, 4:23 am

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NEW WAYS IN THE COGNITIVE DIMENSION OF INFORMATION OPERATIONS Zsolt HAIG National University of Public Service, Budapest, Hungary haig.zsolt@uni-nke.hu Veronika HAJDU National University of Public Service, Budapest, Hungary hajdu.veronika@uni-nke.hu ABSTRACT In this paper the authors introduce the cognitive dimension that is becoming more and more important in the field of information operations with special regard… Continue reading New Ways In The Cognitive Dimension Of Information Operations

The Power of Language

August 8, 2017, 7:57 am

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There are at least 7,102 known languages alive in the world today, according to a new chart depicting their usage.  (Language and geopolitics intertwine, which is why we carry the chart.  Winston Churchill—said to have understood the power of language to unite—wrote his influential History of the English-Speaking Peoples in a bid to cement America’s… Continue reading The Power of Language

Graham William Phillips Has A Date With A UK Prison

August 8, 2017, 8:39 am

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Yesterday I published a story about British national Benjamin Stimson being sentenced to more than five years in prison for fighting on behalf of the Russians in East Ukraine. https://en.lb.ua/news/2017/07/30/4216_british_precedentwith_stimson.html His friend Graham William Phillips is still at large.  When Phillips returns to the UK he will follow his compatriot’s way straight to jail. As a reminder,… Continue reading Graham William Phillips Has A Date With A UK Prison

MILNEWS.ca Highlights – August 8, 2017

August 8, 2017, 8:50 am

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MILNEWS.ca Blog Tidbits from Both Sides of the Fight MILNEWS.ca Highlights – August 8, 2017 leave a comment » #CANvsISIL “Canada joins ASEAN to battle terror” – “Canada backs ASEAN vs terrorism” DND’s latest on Operation IMPACT Everyone Else Vs. ISIL “On Third Anniversary of ISIS Fight, 5 Million are Free from Terrorist Army” (US DoD) “No, the U.S.… Continue reading MILNEWS.ca Highlights – August 8, 2017

These are the most — and the least — trusted news sources in the U.S.

August 8, 2017, 9:46 am

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By SUE CHANG, MARKETS REPORTER, marketwatch.com Published: Aug 6, 2017 10:13 a.m. ET Maybe it’s the accent. When it comes to news, Americans deemed British media more trustworthy than their U.S. counterparts in a world where “fake news” has emerged as an ideological battle cry and less of an oxymoron. The most trusted news source in the U.S. is… Continue reading These are the most — and the least — trusted news sources in the U.S.

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Russia / Strategy Media Update – 8 August 2017

August 8, 2017, 11:12 am

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Debate over arming Ukraine continues, a good summary of issues by Niland, while Kupchan earns today’s COCW Award for desperately clinging to Rice-era NSC policy of putting strategy and outcomes last. Davis tweets on Russian domestic debate on the matter: “Main themes in #Russia’s potential retaliation to… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update – 8 August 2017

German Free Democratic Party, Kremlin Stooges? Pushing Russian Agendas

August 8, 2017, 11:29 am

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Looks like the German Free Democratic Party has been bought by Russia. The Party Leadership is pushing multiple Russian agendas Candidate for German Chancellor post supports return to “detente policy” with Russia Controversial drive for a course correction in Russia Russia by Germany’s Federal Democratic Party (FDP) leader Christian Lindner was praised by the country’s… Continue reading German Free Democratic Party, Kremlin Stooges? Pushing Russian Agendas

First electronic warfare prototypes from Army’s Rapid Capabilities Office put to test

August 8, 2017, 3:09 pm

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By: Jen Judson FORT BLISS, Texas – Echoing through a remote part of one of the Army’s largest U.S. training sites in the desert of the American southwest is a Top 40 song coming from an infantryman’s cracked tablet glinting in the hot sun. The soldier has a variety of frequencies listed on the screen that his… Continue reading First electronic warfare prototypes from Army’s Rapid Capabilities Office put to test

Under our noses, Russia has geared up for a western offensive

August 8, 2017, 7:10 pm

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In the last few months, I have repeatedly warned about Putin’s shifting approach to Russia’s involvement in eastern Ukraine. In spite of this, there has been very little coverage in the mainstream media and scant debate amongst the elite political circles, with both being more interested in the perceived mistakes committed by Donald Trump rather… Continue reading Under our noses, Russia has geared up for a western offensive

Pornhub And YouPorn Adult Websites Blocked In Russia, As Authorities Tell Citizens To Meet People In Real Life

August 8, 2017, 8:53 pm

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It isn’t the first time that Russian authorities have blocked the site, and it’s not the first time that they’ve been mocked on Twitter for it either ANDREW GRIFFIN @_andrew_griffin Thursday 15 September 2016 07:32 BST THE INDEPENDENT TECH Pornhub and YouPorn, the biggest adult websites in the world, have been blocked in Russia. And things… Continue reading Pornhub And YouPorn Adult Websites Blocked In Russia, As Authorities Tell Citizens To Meet People In Real Life