Strategic Communications and Public Diplomacy “Seen on the Web” (#77) July 4,...
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View ArticleChina, Russia to further strengthen media cooperation
Before anybody panics, the source of the news report is People’s Daily Online, not exactly a hardcore propaganda outlet. On the other hand, China prefers its official propaganda to be much more subtle...
View ArticleUkraine calls on NATO to provide lethal weapons to defend itself from Russia
Tuesday, July 4, 2017 5:18:33 PM Ukraine has asked the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to provide defensive lethal weapons, as stated by the Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic...
View ArticleUkraine: We prevented second cyberattack
Unnamed source: The ME Doc software update was at least one of the vectors for the Petya malware variant attack last week From Facebook: Ukrainian cyber police prevented another attack by malware...
View ArticleLayers of bureaucracy block Army from technological advancement, say experts
The regulations designed to protect the military from abuse are haunting them with excessive bureaucracy, creating waste, abuse, and excessive acquisition redundancy. This problem has been recognized...
View ArticleHow Russia Views Public Diplomacy?
First, a million apologies for the rough Chrome browser translation. If you have major heartburn, please submit a better translation and I will substitute. Second, the source for posting this article...
View ArticleThe Evolving Nature of Russia’s Way of War
From the July/August Military Review Lt. Col. Timothy Thomas, U.S. Army, Retired This article discusses the three Russian military articles about which most Western military analysts specializing in...
View ArticleRussia / Strategy Media Update – 5 July 2017
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. I have problems with a few of the articles as I reviewed them: Aleksandr Zhelenin | To strike or not to strike. Scenarios of Russia’s expansion –...
View ArticleUkrainian Sources Using Russian Propaganda – Name and Shame
I have problems with a few of these articles as I reviewed them in my latest Russian update from my anonymous expert. I wanted to specifically bring attention to Ukrainian news sources helping...
View ArticleRussia –‘The Fish is Rotting from the Head’
Wednesday, July 5, 2017 For the Second Time in Russian History, ‘The Fish is Rotting from the Head,’ Eidman Says Paul Goble Staunton, July 5 – “A fish begins to rot from the head,” Russians say, “and...
View ArticleTHE LATEST: UN DIPLOMATS SAY RUSSIA BLOCKED NKOREA STATEMENT
Russia loves being the child among adults. </end editorial> SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the response to North Korea’s missile launch (all times local): 11 p.m. U.N. diplomats say...
View ArticleRussia Accuses U.S. Of ‘Hunting’ And ‘Kidnapping’ Its Citizens After Latest...
More evidence that Russia is a criminal society. Russia is fully aware that Yury Martyshev that the US had a warrant out for him for cyber fraud, yet did nothing. Later, when he is legally arrested...
View ArticleRussia / Strategy Media Update – 6 July 2017
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. I began noticing a significant reduction in fighting in Ukraine a few days ago. Today it looks almost peaceful with only five areas of...
View ArticleIn TV Ratings Game, Networks Try to Dissguys Bad Newz from Nielsen
They misspell shows to fool the firm’s automated system into ignoring broadcasts on nights with few viewers; “NBC Nitely News” Joe Flint July 6, 2017 10:22 a.m. ET Boosting TV ratings is easy for...
View ArticleChina Uses Political Warfare to Influence US Politics
By Joshua Philipp, Epoch Times | July 6, 2017 Terms commonly used during the Cold War have again emerged amid allegations that Russia tried to interfere with the 2016 U.S. elections. These words and...
View ArticleNew KONNI Malware Campaign References North Korean Missile Capabilities
THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2017 This blog was authored by Paul Rascagneres Executive Summary We recently wrote about the KONNI Remote Access Trojan (RAT) which has been distributed by a small number of...
View ArticleHundreds Of Apps Can Listen For Marketing ‘Beacons’ You Can’t Hear
THERE ARE PLENTY of privacy-invading marketing ploys to worry about in life. Some examples are in your face, some are more subtle. And a relatively new kind manages to be outright invisible. In the...
View ArticleMacron’s Russia Reset
This is a clear example of one of the unintended consequences to Russian Information Warfare. Prior to the French election, Macron was considered pro-Putin. He was markedly less so than Le Pen, but...
View ArticleRussia Still Diligently Skewing The Truth Via ‘The Real News Network’
I just reviewed the latest news reports regarding Russia, before turning in for the night. I noticed an intriguing title. Trump Tells Russia to Stop ‘Destabilizing’ Ukraine, But What’s Really Going On?...
View ArticleRussian Propaganda Hits Local DC Airwaves
A pro-Putin outlet is now broadcasting full-time on the FM dial in the nation’s capital—and it’s as bad as you might expect. 6:00 AM, JUL 05, 2017 | By MARK HEMINGWAY As wealth has poured into the...
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