Kasparov “gets it”. This is a qualitative statement of his ability to perceive that unspoken yet most important quality of how influence, propaganda, misinformation, disinformation, and fake news really works in Putin’s world. In Babchenko’s on words from earlier this year, “Putin’s main weapon is propaganda,” he said in his talk. Babchenko seems to get it… Continue reading Ukraine has struck a blow at Putin’s assassins. Why aren’t we celebrating?
Ukraine has struck a blow at Putin’s assassins. Why aren’t we celebrating?
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Russian operatives celebrate Trump’s birthday with new fake news site
The site, USA Really, is quite amateurish, the articles petty, and the content worthy of conspiracy theory Class C sites. The first story was written by an author that normally writes for Russia Insider (Eric Zuesse), the second for Sputnik News (Andrew Korybko) and most of the rest were written by the droll “USA Really”,… Continue reading Russian operatives celebrate Trump’s birthday with new fake news site
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Salisbury CW Attack / Syria / Iran / Russia Ad Hoc Update (86)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. Noticeably absent from most reporting is Putin. He just traveled to Austria to take part in the Apple conference. </end editorial> A lackluster day for Russian propaganda, spread across multiple topics and again lame. More saber-rattling in the maritime domain. Russian proxies in Austria and Brussels earning their keep.… Continue reading Salisbury CW Attack / Syria / Iran / Russia Ad Hoc Update (86)
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Addressing Hybrid Threats
Gregory F. Treverton, Andrew Thvedt, Alicia R. Chen, Kathy Lee, and Madeline McCue Title: Addressing Hybrid Threats Authors: Gregory F. Treverton, Andrew Thvedt, Alicia R. Chen, Kathy Lee, and Madeline McCue © Swedish Defence University and the authors, 2018 No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. Swedish material… Continue reading Addressing Hybrid Threats
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How Sweden Is Preparing For Russia to Hack its Election
ERIK BRATTBERG, TIM MAURER Summary: With the election of a new prime minister and parliament in September, Sweden is working to make sure its polls are free from hacking and interference. As campaigning intensified in the French election, the team of now President Emmanuel Macron said it was a target for “fake news” by Russian media and the… Continue reading How Sweden Is Preparing For Russia to Hack its Election
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Active Measures
I asked a colleague to write an article on Active Measures after I read a lot of reports which made me gag, they misused the term Active Measures terribly. My colleague knows Active Measures, it was a specialty of theirs. A personal note, this report only scrapes the surface of former Soviet Active Measures and… Continue reading Active Measures
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Congress to Crack Down on Chinese Influence in U.S.
Legislation targets Beijing spying, Confucius Institutes By Bill Gertz June 4, 2018 4:57 am Members of Congress are moving ahead with legislation seeking curbs on Chinese government influence operations in the United States. Lawmakers in the House plan to introduce legislation today that would require Chinese government-funded Confucius Institutes operating on American university campuses to register… Continue reading Congress to Crack Down on Chinese Influence in U.S.
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NightWatch For the Night of 4 June 2018
NightWatch For the Night of 4 June 2018 North Korea-McDonald’s Comment: In the past few days, commentators have mocked the prospect that a North Korean agreement to host a McDonald’s fast food outlet or chain of outlets might be one of the outcomes of a US-North Korean summit. Actually, it could be an important outcome.… Continue reading NightWatch For the Night of 4 June 2018
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Slamming the door shut to foreign meddling in America
BY RICHARD A CLARKE AND IAN VANDEWALKER, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS — 06/04/18 02:00 PM EDT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL Last month, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee released a batch of some 3,500 Facebook Kremlin-backed Facebook ads. They yielded further evidence of Russia’s campaign to sow national discord… Continue reading Slamming the door shut to foreign meddling in America
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Event: Book discussion – China, Russia, and Twenty-First Century Global Geopolitics
Wed. June 06, 2018 3:30pm — 4:30pm 5th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center Directions to the Wilson Center Book: China, Russia, and Twenty-First Century Global Geopolitics Kindle Edition by Paul J. Bolt (Author), Sharyl N. Cross (Author)
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Event and Webcast: Countering Disinformation and Violent Extremism in the Digital Age
Countering Disinformation and Violent Extremism in the Digital Age. Webcast available. New America Foundation. June 6, 12:00 p.m. Hostile governments looking to influence foreign elections. Terrorists and terrorist groups communicating with each other and sharing extremist content. Unwitting consumption of fake news. These are just some of the many threats to individuals’ safety, security and privacy across… Continue reading Event and Webcast: Countering Disinformation and Violent Extremism in the Digital Age
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A Definition of Contemporary Russian Conflict: How Does the Kremlin Wage War?
Yesterday, British Member of Parliament Bob Seely, presented his paper, A Definition of Contemporary Russian Conflict: How Does the Kremlin Wage War? at the Henry Jackson Society in London. For the first time, a report clearly states that Russia is engaging in a whole-of-government war against the West. In this context, the term Hybrid War is appropriate. The… Continue reading A Definition of Contemporary Russian Conflict: How Does the Kremlin Wage War?
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Fake Hit List?
Unian published and unverified copy of the “SBU’s list with 47 potential assassination victims leaked to media (Document) revealed by the Babchenko assassination scam. But, hold on a second. Hold the printing press or hold off on the publish button! I wrote to InformNapalm in Ukraine and received an almost immediate response, privately. …it was originally… Continue reading Fake Hit List?
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Salisbury CW Attack / Syria / Iran / Russia Ad Hoc Update (87)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. Apologies if the formatting is screwed up. I’ve never posted from my phone before. <\end editorial> The Vozhd’s visit to Austria becomes a major opportunity to propound alternate reality nonsense, reinforced by Putin’s little proxies in Europe, sadly too much of this tripe regurgitated with no context by too… Continue reading Salisbury CW Attack / Syria / Iran / Russia Ad Hoc Update (87)
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Babchenko Responds To Russian Offer
Babchenko responds: Babchenko, on a $50K offer from Russian TV1: “My interviews are for media, not propaganda. Shove your money up your ass and go to hell. I’ll be at your studio eventually, riding an Abrams—and not for an interview.” Gee, I wonder how Russian propaganda is going to spin him standing there saluting with… Continue reading Babchenko Responds To Russian Offer
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NightWatch For the Night of 5 June 2018
NightWatch For the Night of 5 June 2018 North Korea-China Air China will resume regular flights between Beijing and Pyongyang. A company official said that scheduled flight service will resume on 6 June. Comment: Air China suspended flights in November because the market was poor. That also coincided with the severe strain in Chinese relations… Continue reading NightWatch For the Night of 5 June 2018
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Russian FSB Is Reading Your Facebook Messenger
We know the FSB absorbed former SIGINT assets from FAPSI. We know the FSB allegedly monitors Telegram, Russia’s FSB Reveals Secret Chats in Telegram Used By Terrorists. We know that the FSB wants complete control over Google, Facebook, and Telegram within Russia. We also know that Facebook Messenger encryption must be turned on by the user, Are… Continue reading Russian FSB Is Reading Your Facebook Messenger
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Salisbury CW Attack / Syria / Iran / Russia Ad Hoc Update (88)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> The Vozhd’s visit to Austria has seen a deluge of alternate reality statements, many of which appear to be wishful thinking declared to be fact. As always, Russia’s little European proxies chime in as loudly as they can – the wonders of discounted (i.e. dumped) gas in… Continue reading Salisbury CW Attack / Syria / Iran / Russia Ad Hoc Update (88)
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Russian Bots Cause Russian Opposition Artist Blockage
Today we have another victim of Russian bot farm attacks. The Facebook administration has blocked Andriy Yermolenko (https://www.facebook.com/andrey.ermolenko), the designer of posters that show the true face of Russia – a state sponsor of terrorism. All posters are devoted to FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia, and they are brilliant. All posters can be downloaded… Continue reading Russian Bots Cause Russian Opposition Artist Blockage
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Kateryna Lisunova Writes Journalist Outrage Disingenuous
Arkady Babchenko was assassinated by a Russian, and then he was ‘un-assassinated’. That day Ukraine’s SBU exposed the truth, but some took umbrage. Journalists were outraged that they had been “lied to”, yet lying is often part of their job. Read the article below from LB.UA’s Kateryna Lisunova. If a journalist cannot accept the facts of… Continue reading Kateryna Lisunova Writes Journalist Outrage Disingenuous
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