Baghdad Ten Years Ago – 18 Mar 07:

March 18, 2017, 7:52 am

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WEEK 18 – 18 Mar 07:  PSYOP is not the news unless you are RT I suppose.  In Baghdad, Military Information Support Operations (MISO), nee PSYOP, Soldiers work the streets. News at Eleven, After the Game “Psychological Operations is not the local news” – Me             I could say the same thing for Information Operations.  We… Continue reading Baghdad Ten Years Ago – 18 Mar 07:

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Why the Collective Security Treaty Organization is a pale replica of NATO

March 18, 2017, 10:04 am

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I was just explaining the CSTO to a friend and ran across this. </end editorial> Sep 8, 2016 Albert Hayrapetyan CSTO has failed to follow the successful path of NATO because of the different priorities, interests and mindset of its member states. Most importantly, there is no “Article 5” that binds each state together in a… Continue reading Why the Collective Security Treaty Organization is a pale replica of NATO

The US Army Is About To Deploy One Of The Most Powerful Laser Weapons In Existence

March 19, 2017, 11:24 am

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By RUSS READ Pentagon/Foreign Policy Reporter The U.S. Army is about to make a technological leap as it prepares to field a small, yet ultra-powerful laser weapon system. Lockheed Martin announced it had completed the design, development and demonstration of the Army’s new laser in a press release Thursday. The 60-kilowatt laser is one of the… Continue reading The US Army Is About To Deploy One Of The Most Powerful Laser Weapons In Existence

Five signs of less than universal Russian approbation of Crimean Anschluss

March 20, 2017, 4:00 am

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This was actually published yesterday, 19 March 2017. </end editorial> By Paul Goble Today, on the third anniversary of Putin’s Crimean Anschluss, the Russian government is orchestrating demonstrations across Russia in support of that action. But there are five signs that popular support for “Crimea is Ours” is far from universal: First, in St. Petersburg,… Continue reading Five signs of less than universal Russian approbation of Crimean Anschluss

How Russia adapted KGB ‘active measures’ to cyber operations, Part I

March 21, 2017, 2:00 pm

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Posted on March 19, 2017 by Brad D. Williams http://fifthdomain.com/2017/03/19/how-russia-adapted-kgb-active-measures-to-cyber-operations-part-i/ This article is Part I of a two-part series previewing the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence’s Monday hearing on Russia. Part I looks at how active measures were created by and evolved with the Soviet security state, examples of historical active measures and… Continue reading How Russia adapted KGB ‘active measures’ to cyber operations, Part I

Russia / New Administration Media Ad Hoc – 21 March 2017

March 21, 2017, 4:07 pm

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. Congratulations to Unian.net for using the proper nomenclature: “the Russian occupation forces…” </end editorial> Russia has had an interesting day in the MSM. The “Laundromat” report broke and is generating a lot of MSM interest, more so as the MSM have done what law enforcement should have been doing… Continue reading Russia / New Administration Media Ad Hoc – 21 March 2017

Viral Conflict: Proposing the Information Warfighting Function

March 21, 2017, 4:27 pm

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Overall concept, excellent.   I agree with his concept of forming an IO basic branch, leaving the functional area of IO behind.  I believe the personnel issues will be like military intelligence, there is a need for Captains and few Lieutenants.   I believe what he’s proposing is necessary.  The Russians have pushed much of this… Continue reading Viral Conflict: Proposing the Information Warfighting Function

Strategic Communications and Public Diplomacy “Seen on the Web” March 19, 2017

March 21, 2017, 6:22 pm

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This is a compilation of news, articles, essays, and reports on strategic communications, Public Diplomacy, public affairs, U.S. government international broadcasting, and information operations.  The editorial intent is to: share with busy practitioners the academic and policy ferment in Public Diplomacy and related fields from long speeches, testimonies, and articles, flag the portions that bear… Continue reading Strategic Communications and Public Diplomacy “Seen on the Web” March 19, 2017

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Weaponizing Headlines

March 22, 2017, 2:15 am

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“Weaponized a fake headline”… After a night of restless sleep, contemplating the limits and capabilities of the laws of physics in theoretical directed energy weapons design, these four words caught my attention. Second paragraph of this AP story…  A few major points emerge out of this story which I find significant.  Readers are inherently lazy,… Continue reading Weaponizing Headlines

Event: MisinfoCon, A Summit on Misinformation, Feb 24–26, at MIT Media Lab & The Nieman Foundation for Journalism

March 22, 2017, 8:45 am

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By Jeanne Brooks, James Geary, Burt Herman, Jenny 8. Lee, Phillip Smith, and Claire Wardle Misinformation, and increasingly disinformation, is distorting the public’s ability to make sense of the world around them, threatening the democratic process around the globe. While not a new phenomenon, the problem is compounded by both the speed that information travels… Continue reading Event: MisinfoCon, A Summit on Misinformation, Feb 24–26, at MIT Media Lab & The Nieman Foundation for Journalism

Assessing and Evaluating Department of Defense Efforts to Inform, Influence, and Persuade

March 22, 2017, 9:50 am

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Worked Example by Christopher Paul To achieve key national security objectives, the U.S. government and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) must effectively and credibly communicate with a broad range of foreign audiences. These activities also represent a significant investment: DoD spends more than $250 million per year on inform, influence, and persuade (IIP) efforts. It… Continue reading Assessing and Evaluating Department of Defense Efforts to Inform, Influence, and Persuade

This Is London

March 23, 2017, 6:25 am

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THIS IS LONDON. Filed under: Information operations, Information Warfare Tagged: information operations, information warfare

Countering Russian Information Warfare: Theoretical And Practical Problems

March 23, 2017, 10:54 am

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Today, I was discussing people opposing government-generated propaganda with a colleague and wrote this: I happen to agree with them, it is bad.  The bad part is where propaganda is a lie, a distortion, or a twisting of the facts (which politicians do routinely).  We have no official definition of propaganda, even though we outlawed… Continue reading Countering Russian Information Warfare: Theoretical And Practical Problems

Russia / New Administration Media Ad Hoc 23 March 2017

March 23, 2017, 11:12 am

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. I’m concerned about the propaganda focused on Belarus and the military power building against Ukraine. </end editorial> Russia is the MSM’s revenue goldmine today, aside from ISIS in London. Laundromat post-mortem essays are must read and must heed items for the West’s political leaders. Lucas and Goble testify to… Continue reading Russia / New Administration Media Ad Hoc 23 March 2017

Russia halts cross border movement on border with Ukraine’s Chernihiv region, cites “combat alert in Ukraine”

March 23, 2017, 11:55 am

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Strangely, no corresponding information of a Ukrainian ‘combat alert’.   Gee, mind games anyone?  Did somebody just read Peter and the Wolf? Perhaps an old Psychological Warfare manual?   If something is happening, I will admit I am cynical. If not, expect more ‘closings’ based on mythical ‘alerts’ </end editorial> The Russian side explains to… Continue reading Russia halts cross border movement on border with Ukraine’s Chernihiv region, cites “combat alert in Ukraine”

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Russia Media Ad Hoc – 22 March 2017

March 23, 2017, 12:58 pm

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Another day of saturation Russia coverage in the MSM. Major snap amphibious and land assault exercise launched in Crimea. Former Crimean Communist MP Hrach dumps on the Russians, implicating Patrushev et al in setting up for the Crimea invasion immediately after the Orange Revolution in 2004, validating… Continue reading Russia Media Ad Hoc – 22 March 2017

Baghdad Ten Years Ago – 25 Mar 07:

March 25, 2017, 7:22 am

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WEEK 19: Al Qaeda terrorists try to block the political process by interfering with voting and attempting assassinations against non-supportive Sunni politicians. Burnt Waffles “It is time for those who want to steal the smiles from the Iraqi people and turn its women into mourners to be silenced,” – Salam al Zuba’i, Deputy Prime Minister… Continue reading Baghdad Ten Years Ago – 25 Mar 07:

Russia / New Administration Media Ad Hoc – 27 March 2017

March 27, 2017, 2:18 pm

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Prof Goble’s analysis is as always exactly on target. Pastukhov essay on internal changes in Russia over the last three years is the best to date, but Pastukhov assumes the regime can maintain its internal cohesion long term, the evidence suggests this may not be the case.… Continue reading Russia / New Administration Media Ad Hoc – 27 March 2017

Statement During House Hearing on Russian Active Measures

March 27, 2017, 2:58 pm

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While I applaud the purpose of these hearings, it is clearly apparent, from this statement, that Representative Schiff does not understand Russian Active Measures, does not understand the breadth and depth of the Russian Information Warfare program, not does he understand the full impact to the United States and the Western world.  The committee staffer… Continue reading Statement During House Hearing on Russian Active Measures

Master of American Propaganda

March 27, 2017, 3:05 pm

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How George Creel sold the Great War to America, and America to the world. By Nicholas J. Cull Mar 21 2017 Committee on Public Information poster from 1917 promoting the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation. W. D. Stevens/Library of Congress. In 1917, on the brink of the U.S. entry into the Great War, a… Continue reading Master of American Propaganda