Twitter suspends Russian news channel’s ‘British embassy’ account

September 3, 2017, 8:03 am

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Not only did RT set up the bogus Twitter account claiming to be the UK Foreign Office, but then it had the audacity to ask the UK Embassy in Moscow to help recover the account once it was shut down.  RT has some balls, and that’s not a good thing. </end editorial> Ben Quinn @BenQuinn75… Continue reading Twitter suspends Russian news channel’s ‘British embassy’ account

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North Korea Appears to Challenge the US to a Dance Off In Latest Propaganda Video

September 3, 2017, 8:57 am

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Matt Novak Friday 6:00am Guys, I’ve got some good news. North Korea looks like it may have abandoned its plans to develop nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles and is instead challenging the US to a dance off. At least that’s my reading of their latest propaganda video. North Korean state news agency DPRK Today has released a new video… Continue reading North Korea Appears to Challenge the US to a Dance Off In Latest Propaganda Video

Denmark and Sweden: “Russian fake news is a danger to our countries”

September 3, 2017, 10:09 am

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1 September 2017 | News and analysis, Top Story Denmark and Sweden will cooperate in the field of hybrid threats, and there will be a strong focus on the problem with fake news and disinformation. This was the message in an op-ed published on Wednesday by the two countries’ defence ministers in the Swedish daily newspaper Aftonbladet under… Continue reading Denmark and Sweden: “Russian fake news is a danger to our countries”

Russia / Strategy Media Update – 3 September 2017

September 3, 2017, 12:02 pm

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Zapad remains a major theme, interesting observations by Piontkovsky on the risks Russia carries by escalation. 173rd Airborne assesses capability shortfalls for dealing with Russia – this is a pervasive problem now for all Western militaries. Russians brag about Crimea sortie rates. Russian RPV crashes in Poland.… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update – 3 September 2017

Event: Countering information warfare: Emerging challenges for national security

September 3, 2017, 2:59 pm

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Seminar Speaker Paul Stockton, Sonecon Date and Time October 5, 2017 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Availability Open to the public. No RSVP required Location CISAC Central Conference Room Encina Hall, 2nd Floor 616 Serra St Stanford, CA 94305 FSI Contact Catherine McMillan camcmillan@stanford.edu Abstract: The United States is (belatedly) waking up to the risk that adversaries will use social… Continue reading Event: Countering information warfare: Emerging challenges for national security

Polish general: Putin increasingly fears Ukrainian army

September 3, 2017, 3:03 pm

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Sunday, September 3, 2017 4:00:47 PM Russian President Vladimir Putin is increasingly afraid of the Ukrainian army as it is getting stronger. This opinion was expressed by the former Commander of the Polish Land Forces and Deputy Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Poland, Waldemar Skrzypczak, in the commentary section of Ukrinform. “Ukraine… Continue reading Polish general: Putin increasingly fears Ukrainian army

STRATCOM COE: Robotrolling 2017/1

September 3, 2017, 3:40 pm

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Download publication file (3.51 MB) Executive Summary Two in three Twitter users who write in Russian about the NATO presence in Eastern Europe are robotic or ‘bot’ accounts. Together, these accounts created 84% of the total Russian-language messages. The English language space is also heavily affected: 1 in 4 active accounts were likely automated and were… Continue reading STRATCOM COE: Robotrolling 2017/1

Strategic Communications and Public Diplomacy “Seen on the Web” – 2 September 2017

September 3, 2017, 3:57 pm

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TABLE OF CONTENTS In the News IN THE NEWS [2016 Election Controversies]  Instruments of Informational Power PUBLIC AFFAIRS BROADCASTING INFORMATION OPERATIONS Professional Topics SOCIAL MEDIA ▪ INTERNET CYBER DISINFORMATION ▪ FAKE NEWS STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS ELECTIONS HYBRID WARFARE GRAY ZONE INFORMATION WARFARE NARRATIVE HISTORY NARRATIVES COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM ISLAMISM RADICALIZATION COUNTER RADICALIZATION KOMPROMAT CONSPIRACY THEORIES LESSONS FROM… Continue reading Strategic Communications and Public Diplomacy “Seen on the Web” – 2 September 2017

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Hong Kong scraps 24-hour BBC World Service radio channel despite criticism

September 4, 2017, 1:27 am

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Yet CCTV is allowed everywhere. </end editorial> Hong Kong scraps 24-hour BBC World Service radio channel despite criticism James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s public broadcaster RTHK dropped a 24-hour BBC World Service channel from its airwaves on Monday, replacing it with state radio from China in what critics say is a sign… Continue reading Hong Kong scraps 24-hour BBC World Service radio channel despite criticism

The Morning Vertical — September 4, 2017

September 4, 2017, 9:39 am

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THE MORNING  VERTICAL by Brian Whitmore  04.09.2017 On My Mind:   So we’ve had laws requiring NGOs that receive foreign funding to register as “foreign agents.”  We have laws providing for the banning of foreign NGOs deemed “undesirable organizations.” We have broadly interpreted laws providing for the prosecution of “extremism” and “insulting religious believers.” And now,… Continue reading The Morning Vertical — September 4, 2017

SBU Chief to FSB Chief: You Kill Your Own People For An Excuse To Invade Ukraine

September 4, 2017, 9:54 am

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Yesterday the head of the SBU appealed to the head of the FSB, “Putin won’t last forever”. “I appeal to you as an officer to an officer. Even in the conditions of war, there are rules that cannot be violated by operatives of security forces. You have crossed all possible lines. Both you and I… Continue reading SBU Chief to FSB Chief: You Kill Your Own People For An Excuse To Invade Ukraine

Weekly Update on Ukraine – 28 August – 4 September 2017

September 4, 2017, 10:12 am

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Weekly Update on Ukraine Issue 29 – 2017 28 August – 4 September 2017 Situation in the combat zone   “School ceasefire”. The “school ceasefire”, which began on August 25, has been finally disrupted. Pro-Russian militants resumed the use of Minsk-proscribed weapons. On September 3, they used heavy weapons against Ukrainian military in Mariupol and Donetsk sectors. At… Continue reading Weekly Update on Ukraine – 28 August – 4 September 2017

Russia / Strategy Media Update – 4 September 2017

September 4, 2017, 10:49 am

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. Deleted Olena Bilozerska video: Ukrainian Sniper Kills Several Russian Terrorists   I have a wee bit of heartburn about this video, as it is dated 2012. This may be the default date on the video recorder, however.  Higher Resolution from her own site: http://bilozerska.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nich.mp4 </end editorial> Zapad 2017 remains a major media… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update – 4 September 2017

The Trump campaign and the Russians’‘active measures’

September 4, 2017, 11:23 am

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Probably one of the best articles on Russian active measures I’ve ever read.   I’m not totally sure why “Trump Campaign” leads off the headline, except for SEO, but this article is mostly about what Russia is doing in the information world using their special services. The other problem I have with this article is… Continue reading The Trump campaign and the Russians’ ‘active measures’

MILNEWS.ca Highlights – September 4, 2017

September 4, 2017, 7:40 pm

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Tidbits from Both Sides of the Fight Cold War 2.0:  The Koreas “Sixth Nuclear Test Detected at Punggye-ri, Declared to be a Hydrogen Bomb” (38 North) “Why North Korea’s latest nuclear test suggests it is close to its goal of a miniature H-bomb” “DPRK conducts 6th nuclear test, raising strong condemnation from neighboring countries” (CHN mil media) – “North… Continue reading MILNEWS.ca Highlights – September 4, 2017

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Viktor Yanukovych, there you are! Meduza tracks down the likely hiding place of Ukraine’s ousted former president

September 5, 2017, 8:55 am

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Meduza 12:57, 1 september 2017 Ivan Golunov / Meduza On August 25, State Duma deputy and Russian crooner Joseph Kobzon said in an interview with the website Dni.ru that his neighbor in the town of Bakovka is none other than ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. Ivan Golunov, a special correspondent for Meduza, has discovered that Yanukovych is apparently living at… Continue reading Viktor Yanukovych, there you are! Meduza tracks down the likely hiding place of Ukraine’s ousted former president

Russia / Strategy Media Update – 5 September 2017

September 5, 2017, 9:13 am

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> LtGen (Reserve) Radkovets’ long and meticulous forensic analysis of Zapad-2017 is possibly the best to date in the media, and puts the US media product on the topic to shame. Vasyl Hrytsak makes the RFE/RL Daily Vertical. Putin makes two threats over lethal aid to Ukraine, both previously canvassed… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update – 5 September 2017

MILNEWS.ca Highlights – September 5, 2017

September 5, 2017, 9:50 am

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Tidbits from Both Sides of the Fight Cold War 2.0:  The Koreas “North Korea seen moving ICBM-grade rocket towards west coast: media” From the PRK Info-machine:  “Korean People Vow to Annihilate U.S. Imperialists” “US and South Korea agree to end missile payload limits” “South Korea’s defense minister raises the idea of bringing back tactical U.S. nuclear… Continue reading MILNEWS.ca Highlights – September 5, 2017

The Gerasimov Doctrine

September 5, 2017, 9:54 am

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It’s Russia’s new chaos theory of political warfare. And it’s probably being used on you. By MOLLY K. MCKEW September/October 2017 Lately, Russia appears to be coming at the United States from all kinds of contradictory angles. Russian bots amplified Donald Trump during the campaign, but in office, Kremlin-backed media portray him as weak. Vladimir Putin is… Continue reading The Gerasimov Doctrine

Who knows about US involvement in Ukraine’s Maidan?

September 5, 2017, 11:37 am

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Ukraine friends, I need your help.   I’m looking for articles, papers, books, anything which gives some proof of how much the US was involved in the 2013-2014 Ukraine Coup against Yanukovych. If need be I’ll do interviews on Skype, or any App you choose.   If the US was not involved, I would like… Continue reading Who knows about US involvement in Ukraine’s Maidan?