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Five Russian diplomats expelled from Moldova recruited fighters
Confirmation. Russian envoy to Moldova confirms expulsion of five diplomats Reuters and Russian diplomats expelled from Moldova recruited fighter – Reuters UNIAN 11:30 Post-Soviet excesses: What does...
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A cryptocurrency for weed, PitCoin, is sending Dennis Rodman back to North Korea
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: julesfeiler@thepitchingstaff-pr.com Dennis Rodman Heads Back to North Korea NBA legend Dennis Rodman traveling for his fifth time to the Communist country This...
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More Than 1000 Detained as Anti-Corruption Protests Sweep Russia
The demonstrations against corruption in Russia, and by association, with Russian President Vladimir Putin, are growing in strength and frequency. Putin is clearly worried. The Duma is pending...
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This Week’s Highlights From OCCRP – 14 June 2017
Donate & Support The Fight Against Corruption OCCRP on iPhone | OCCRP on Android How Macedonia’s Scandal-plagued Nationalists Lobbied America’s Right And Pulled Them Into An Anti-Soros Crusade...
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Trevor Noah Calls Out Media For Reporting On Donald Trump ‘Gossip’
I am shocked this comes from Trevor Noah. I am even more shocked this comes from Huffington Post. Both firmly embrace fairly extreme liberal perspectives. I’m not totally convinced this is truthful,...
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Hybrid war’s sword arm: The Russians have found good tactical innovations
Good article, good review of a paper by Majors Fox and Rossow. I knew the article was going to have problems when he made a quote: “Men worry more about what they cannot see than what they can.” and...
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New RAND Research: Lessons for Future Department of Defense Social Media...
Monitoring Social Media Lessons for Future Department of Defense Social Media Analysis in Support of Information Operations William Marcellino, Meagan L. Smith, Christopher Paul, Lauren Skrabala...
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Strategic Communications and Public Diplomacy “Seen on the Web” – 14 June 2017
Strategic Communications and Public Diplomacy “Seen on the Web” (#73) June 14, 2017 Edited by Donald M. Bishop, Bren Chair of Strategic Communications, Marine Corps University Jeffery W. Taylor,...
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Physicists use quantum memory to demonstrate quantum secure direct communication
Two things struck me instantly. One, the quantum secure direct communication (QSDC) protocol will mean absolutely unbreakable communications for whoever uses it. Granted, quantum memory is almost...
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A Cyber-Weapon Warhead Test
By Nicholas Weaver Wednesday, June 14, 2017, 11:38 AM The Daily Beast has a story on “CrashOverride”, a computer program best described as transient anti-infrastructure warhead designed to disrupt the...
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Russia sanctions deal clears key Senate hurdle
June 14, 2017 – 02:59 PM EDT By Jordain Carney The Senate easily voted Wednesday to advance a bipartisan agreement to slap new financial penalties on Russia and let Congress weigh in before President...
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Russia / Strategy Media Update – 14 June 2017
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. Caution: the story about Japan cancelling Ukraine visas means they will be accepting Ukrainians by EU Ukrainianvisa-free standards. It is not an...
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The world in black and white – Disinformation Review
Share Tweet Forward 15 June 2017 *TRENDS OF THE WEEK* The world in black and white In fairy tales, things have to be black and white and easy to understand. The villain is always cruel, horrible and...
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‘Wonder Woman’ Has Far-Reaching Appeal And Effects For Good
What lessons can we, as inform and influence professionals, learn from this? Call me sappy, naive, even juvenile, but I honestly believe in the inherent goodness of man. So when something comes along...
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Why the U.S. is struggling with the digital war on ISIS
WRITTEN BY Chris Bing JUN 14, 2017 | CYBERSCOOP The U.S. military’s reported inability to effectively “drop cyber bombs”on the Islamic State is raising new questions about the military’s existing...
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Russia’s cyber trolls attack online as NATO troops gather in Latvia
Jeff Lagerquist, CTVNews.ca Published Tuesday, June 13, 2017 10:00PM EDT More Canadian troops will arrive in Latvia next week, fulfilling Ottawa’s commitment of 450 personnel to the multinational...
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Russia / Strategy Media Update – 15 June 2017
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Russia again leads in self-inflicted MSM flagellation, and in more disturbing domestic reports. Former Agency analyst...
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Moscow’s Assaults on American Democracy Began 80 Years Ago
Excellent short essay on how the Soviet Union attempted to influence American politics over the course of the past 80 years. I have no doubt there are a plethora of other stories of this type, it...
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America’s answer to Russian propaganda TV
This is a start. A small start, but it is the first tiny baby step towards fully countering the massive Russian propaganda machine. It is not nearly enough, by no means, but it indicates a step in the...
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Yandex: Tool of Russian Disinformation and Cyber Operations in Ukraine
Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 14 Issue: 80 By: Sergey Sukhankin June 15, 2017 05:49 PM The recent decision by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to ban popular Russian social networks...
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