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Maskirovka buildup by Russia
Petri Mäkelä Finn with Security and foreign policy analysis. Aug 9 Exactly a year ago I wrote about the Russian Maskirovka mobilizations that are also known as “snap drills” or “readiness inspections”....
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Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project – 9 August 2017
Donate & Support The Fight Against Corruption OCCRP on iPhone | OCCRP on Android OCCRP Supports Novaya Gazeta Reporter’s Appeal to Remain in Russia, Condemns Any Abuse While Detained The...
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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – August 9, 2017
MILNEWS.ca Blog Tidbits from Both Sides of the Fight MILNEWS.ca Highlights – August 9, 2017 leave a comment » Cold War 2.0: China/Asia-Pacific “Pacific Fleet ships return from the Asia-Pacific Region”...
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Congo orders internet slowdown to restrict social media: telecoms source
A point of clarification. In this article, “Congo” refers to the Democratic Republic of Congo, not the Republic of Congo. The Democratic Republic of Congo is also referred to as DRC, DROC, or...
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Cyber threats prompt return of radio for ship navigation
The US Naval Academy recently resumed teaching navigation using sextant and stars, in response to this very real concern. </end editorial> Cyber threats prompt return of radio for ship navigation...
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Russia / Strategy Media Update – 9 August 2017
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Good essay by Michel on lethal aid, while Larison regurgitates a bundle of Russian / Rice arguments for throwing Ukraine to...
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Goodbye, MiG: Boeing, General Dynamics Debut Anti-Aircraft Stryker
By SYDNEY J. FREEDBERG JR.on August 09, 2017 HUNTSVILLE, ALA.: If you fly Russian MiG fighters, Sukhoi attack jets, or Hind helicopters, your life just got a little harder — and in the event of war,...
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Tracking tool charts how Russian bots target U.S. divisions
Moscow exploits internal White House strife to further divisions By Dan Boylan – The Washington Times – Tuesday, August 8, 2017 A former FBI special agent-turned disinformation expert says a propaganda...
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Russia / Strategy Media Update – 10 August 2017
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> OSINT now suggests Russian movements of land force offensive equipment attributed to the Zapad 2017 exercise are not only...
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Donetsk Uncovered: Russian Military Positions Embedded in Civilian Areas
Frequent damage to civilian areas reveal military positions and weapons banned by the Minsk Agreements @DFRLab @AtlanticCouncil’s Digital Forensic Research Lab. Catalyzing a global network of digital...
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Russia Has Launched a Fake News War on Europe. Now Germany Is Fighting Back
Simon Shuster / Berlin Aug 09, 2017 One morning in November, Simon Hegelich, a professor of political science at the Technical University of Munich, was surprised to get an urgent invitation from the...
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China uses a quantum satellite to transmit potentially unhackable data
Arjun Kharpal | @ArjunKharpal 5 Hours Ago CNBC.com China has demonstrated way to send data over long distances which is potentially unhackable. It relies on “quantum cryptography” and a satellite...
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Understanding Russian Propaganda
Today Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard points out that Russian propagandists have fallen in against National Security Adviser H. R. McMaster. McMaster is currently the subject of a lot of criticism...
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Russian Active Measures Used to Attack Ukrainian Civil Society
The activities Russia engages in to disrupt Ukraine’s civil society. After the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine in 2014, the Kremlin launched a full-scale disinformation campaign against Ukraine....
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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – August 10, 2017
MILNEWS.ca Blog Tidbits from Both Sides of the Fight MILNEWS.ca Highlights – August 10, 2017 leave a comment » Internal Security (1) “Military builds camp to house surge of asylum seekers at Quebec...
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“We saw Dagestanis and Russians. They don’t even hide their flag,”– Ukrainian...
07.08.17 18:05 Ukrainian military at Avdiivka are fighting Russian and Dagestani mercenaries. Censor.NET reports citing Military TV of Ukraine. The military say they prevent the enemy saboteur groups...
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Russia / Strategy Media Update – 11 August 2017
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> A remarkably busy day for reports. Russia’s descent into the abyss appears to be accelerating, with actions by the Putin...
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It’s time for defensive worms
By Dave Aitel, Contributor, CSO | AUG 10, 2017 6:56 AM PT Sometimes your best defense is infectious… We’re entering a new age of cybersecurity, where worms will be just as critical for defense as they...
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Russian Journalist Sentenced To Prison On Extremism Charges
August 10, 2017 14:20 GMT Carl Schreck A Russian court has sentenced a journalist from a respected business daily to 3 1/2 years in prison after convicting him on extremism charges in a case denounced...
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How to Take Down Kim Jong Un
Stop saying there are no good options on North Korea. Here’s how we can end the threat once and for all—without firing a shot. By Tom Malinowski July 24, 2017 At my Senate confirmation hearing a few...
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