AUTHOR:Edward Lucas 03 October 2017 How I ended up on the RT “Top Ten Russophobes” list The Kremlin-funded broadcaster RT’s list of the top ten Russophobes was an odd collection, mixing institutions (NATO and Buzzfeed, in second and ninth place) with individuals, including me and my friend Anne Applebaum—the prize-winning historian of Soviet crimes—tied for fifth place.… Continue reading Edward Lucas: How I ended up on the RT “Top Ten Russophobes” list
Edward Lucas: How I ended up on the RT “Top Ten Russophobes” list
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Arizona State University: Weaponized Narrative Initiative
What isWeaponized Narrative? Weaponized narrative is an attack that seeks to undermine an opponent’s civilization, identity, and will. By generating confusion, complexity, and political and social schisms, it confounds response on the part of the defender. How Does Weaponized Narrative Work? A fast-moving information deluge is the ideal battleground for this kind of warfare – for… Continue reading Arizona State University: Weaponized Narrative Initiative
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The Morning Vertical – October 4, 2017
THE MORNING VERTICAL by Brian Whitmore 04.10.2017 On My Mind Moscow may come to regret its support for separatist movements abroad — whether in the former Soviet Union or in Europe. As Gazeta.ru notes in an editorial featured below, Russia has plenty of restive regions and disgruntled ethnic minorities and “the problem of separatism… Continue reading The Morning Vertical – October 4, 2017
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Russia / Strategy Media Update (325) – 04 October2017
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> An interesting collection of reports from Russia showing how the country is progressively destabilizing, possibly the most interesting of these is Prof Goble’s comparison of Putin’s blundering in the ethnicities game with that of Gorbachev three decades ago. Whitmore observes that Russia has promoted separatism abroad and… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update (325) – 04 October2017
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Time for the Trump Administration to Arm Ukraine
Antony J. Blinken OCT. 4, 2017 The Russian occupation of eastern Ukraine produced one very hot summer. Through August, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe recorded between 1,000 and 1,500 nightly cease-fire violations, a large majority committed by Russian-led forces. Ukrainian soldiers and civilians continue to be killed or injured on a daily basis.… Continue reading Time for the Trump Administration to Arm Ukraine
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Russia Hacking NATO: Troops Near Russian Border Had Phones Compromised
BY AJ DELLINGER ON 10/04/17 AT 12:26 PM James Comey on Russian Hackers: ‘They Will Be Back’ Soldiers and officials of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries deployed in eastern Europe are being victimized by targeted hacks that aim to compromise their smartphones, the Wall Street Journal reported. The nearly 4,000 NATO troops positioned near the Russian border… Continue reading Russia Hacking NATO: Troops Near Russian Border Had Phones Compromised
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Congressional Leaders Urge Facebook, Twitter To Make Kremlin-Linked Ads Public
OCT 4, 2017 @ 08:20 PM Kathleen Chaykowski , FORBES STAFF Congressional leaders on Wednesday called on Facebook FB -0.91% and Twitter TWTR +0.91% to publicly share Kremlin-linked political ads that spread on social media in what appear to be a Russian-backed effort to interfere with the 2016 U.S. presidential election. However, the Senate Intelligence committee — one of three committees investigating the… Continue reading Congressional Leaders Urge Facebook, Twitter To Make Kremlin-Linked Ads Public
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Kremlin distances itself from captured ‘Russian soldiers’ shown in Isis propaganda video
That Russia depends heavily on Russian mercenaries to do their dirty work in Syria creates an inconvenient problem for Russia. Russia is going to have to tiptoe around the issue, placing doubt on the numbers of “Russians” killed in Syria. </end editorial> Dmitry Peskov says Russia would be ‘concerned’ if the men ‘turn out to be… Continue reading Kremlin distances itself from captured ‘Russian soldiers’ shown in Isis propaganda video
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Kremlin Uses Inforwars Material For Disinformation
My wording is very precise, the Kremlin uses anything and everything against the West to wage an information war, in order to: Sow chaos and confusion in the West Undermine Democracy in the West Promote Russian National Interests When Dmitry Krasnov or Дмитрий Краснов wrote his normal sensationalist alternative and conspiracy theory articles about the Las… Continue reading Kremlin Uses Inforwars Material For Disinformation
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Russia / Strategy Media Update (326) – 5 October 2017
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Today is a day of unexpected statements, the NYT OpEd by Blinken being the least expected. Amb Volker to meet Surkov again. Russians playing Donbass games with NATO troops’ cellphones. Canada legislating its clone of the Magnitsky Act. Maduro statement gets a COCW. Nezavisimaya Gazeta on Russia’s plan… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update (326) – 5 October 2017
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Finland opens new center to fight ‘hybrid threats’ from Russia
Reid Standish, GlobalPost Published 4:44 a.m. ET Oct. 4, 2017 HELSINKI — In a sign of just how seriously countries are taking Moscow’s attempts to destabilize them, 11 European governments plus the United States have now joined forces to build a special think tank about new kinds of war. Based in Finland’s capital Helsinki, the… Continue reading Finland opens new center to fight ‘hybrid threats’ from Russia
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Russian government hackers used antivirus software to steal U.S. cyber capabilities
The hearing referenced in the last paragraph had been scheduled for last week. I had initially been invited to testify, but was bumped when Eugene Kaspersky agreed to appear. Inexplicably the entire hearing was “postponed”. </end editorial> By Ellen Nakashima and Jack Gillum October 5 at 6:38 PM Russian government hackers lifted details of U.S. cyber capabilities from a… Continue reading Russian government hackers used antivirus software to steal U.S. cyber capabilities
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Facebook reportedly cut Russia from election meddling report
Facebook whittled down a public report on election meddling to remove mentions to Russia, The Wall Street Journal reports. BY STEVEN MUSIL OCTOBER 5, 2017 7:32 PM PDT Facebook removed all references to Russia from a public report in April concerning manipulation of its platform during the 2016 presidential election, according to a The Wall Street Journal report Thursday. Mentions… Continue reading Facebook reportedly cut Russia from election meddling report
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‘We Can’t Even Hire A Stringer’: Russia Today Says Its U.S. Staff Leaving In ‘Masses’
Equal treatment of RT as a Foreign Agent of Influence is killing Russia Today. This is the exact same treatment for anyone working for the Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, or any other Broadcasting Board of Governors person or operation running in Russia. Damn, it sucks to be truthful, eh, Russia? </end editorial>… Continue reading ‘We Can’t Even Hire A Stringer’: Russia Today Says Its U.S. Staff Leaving In ‘Masses’
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Russian TV Says Earth Is Flat
In a widely poo-poo’d report for even Russia, REN TV showed a film that claims the earth is flat. It was even noted during the recent Russian Emmy TV awards. REN TV (Russian: РЕН ТВ) is one of the largest private federal TV channels in Russia and, as is the case in much of Russian television, it is based on… Continue reading Russian TV Says Earth Is Flat
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Russia-backed “Blacktivist” FB page sold merchandise
The “Blacktivist” Facebook story appears to be growing daily. By all accounts, Facebook needs to trace any and all links to the Blacktivist accounts, outline all activity, and document everything they have done. There should be absolutely nothing left out. Nothing. Especially the links to domestic people, accounts, activities, and organizations. That last one may… Continue reading Russia-backed “Blacktivist” FB page sold merchandise
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Russia’s New ‘Useful Idiots’?
Full disclosure, I am currently reading and reviewing this book, “Tango Noir: Russia and the Western Far Right,” a new book by Anton Shekhovtsov. </end editorial> “Originally published by EurasiaNet.org” October 6, 2017 – 11:32am, by Bradley Jardine Russia A EurasiaNet Partner Post from: Coda There are echoes of Soviet times in the way Russia has been… Continue reading Russia’s New ‘Useful Idiots’?
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Russia / Strategy Media Update (327) – 6 October 2017
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. On the story, Russian Soldiers Face Ban On Social-Media Posts. Well, duh. After three years of open source reporting, NOW Russia is taking action. </end editorial> While Ukraine changes the legislative framework of the Donbass war, Western media start to notice. Russia legislates against troops posting on social media –… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update (327) – 6 October 2017
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Russian propaganda may have been shared hundreds of millions of times, new research says
By Craig Timberg October 5 Facebook has said ads bought by Russian operatives reached 10 million of its users. But does that include everyone reached by the information operation? Couldn’t the Russians also have created simple — and free — Facebook posts and hoped they went viral? And if so, how many times were these messages seen… Continue reading Russian propaganda may have been shared hundreds of millions of times, new research says
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War Games: Russia Is Testing Out Live Bombings And Shutting Down Phone Lines, But Why?
BY REUTERS ON 10/5/17 AT 1:10 PM Moscow was probably behind interruptions in Latvia’s mobile communications network before Russia’s war games last month, in an apparent test of its cyber attack tools, Baltic and NATO officials said, based on early intelligence of the drills. Russia is suspected of interrupting the mobile network along Latvia’s western coast for… Continue reading War Games: Russia Is Testing Out Live Bombings And Shutting Down Phone Lines, But Why?
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