Latvia Warns of Growing Russian Fake News Challenge
5 SEP 2017 Phil Muncaster UK / EMEA News Reporter , Infosecurity Magazine Email Phil Follow @philmuncaster The Latvian foreign minister has warned the US and its allies that they’re losing the online...
View ArticleMoscow Diplomats Said Behind Formation of Militarized Russian and Cossack...
Wednesday, August 30, 2017 Paul Goble Staunton, August 30 – Ruslan Gurzhiy, a journalist for a Russian émigré publication in Sacramento, California, says that Russian diplomats and oligarchs linked to...
View ArticlePutin Says Trump Is Not His Wife
Sep 5, 2017 — 12:08 President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday it would be misplaced to talk of “disappointment” in the context of U.S. President Donald Trump, because the two leaders are not married. “Your...
View ArticleWest failing to tackle Russian hacking and fake news, says Latvia
Edgars Rinkēvičs doesn’t seem to totally understand how information warfare, cyber and cyber attacks work, but his heart is in the right place. Perhaps something was lost in the translation. I’ll give...
View ArticlePutin’s Hand Can Clearly Be Seen In The Chaos Of A Destabilized West
Vladimir Putin Deliberately Set Out To Destabilize The West / Opinion BY ANDREI A. KOVALEV ON 9/3/17 AT 2:10 AM What role is Russia playing in the difficulties the United States, Europe, and other...
View ArticleThis Week’s Highlights From OCCRP – 6 September 2017
Donate & Support The Fight Against Corruption OCCRP on iPhone | OCCRP on Android The Azerbaijani Laundromat While throwing more than 90 human rights activists, journalists and opposition...
View ArticleNATO forces in Afghanistan apologize for ‘highly offensive’ propaganda leaflet
SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 / 1:57 AM KABUL (Reuters) – A senior U.S. commander in Afghanistan apologized on Wednesday for a “highly offensive” propaganda leaflet which contained a passage from the Quran used in...
View ArticleRussia / Strategy Media Update – 6 September 2017
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Turchenov, and others, flagellate Putin over his threats to supply weapons into troublespots as payback for arms supply to...
View ArticleFacebook says it sold political ads to Russian company during 2016 election
The Russian Troll Farm in St. Petersburg, Russia, bought political ads on Facebook during the US 2016 elections. The Internet Research Agency was discovered to have bought ads for about $100,000....
View ArticleUS apologizes for “offensive” pamphlet for Muslims in Afghanistan / 2
This is the offensive Psyop pamphlet. Agency EFE06/09/2017 – (9 hours ago) Kabul, Sep 6 (EFE) .- US forces have apologized today for the distribution of a pamphlet in a province in northern Afghanistan...
View ArticleFacebook: An Update On Information Operations On Facebook
Facebook’s official statement on probably Russian ads bought on Facebook by the Internet Research Agency of St. Petersburg, Russia. Sputnik has already responded: Facebook Accuses Russia of Social...
View ArticleRussian journalist uncovers Moscow City Hall’s propaganda guidelines for...
6 September 2017 When writing news stories in local newspapers about Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, authors observe a “Three Moscows, Three Sobyanins,” where the mayor’s name has to come up three...
View ArticleRussia’s Peacekeeping Proposal in Ukraine Rings Hollow
Sep 5, 2017 | 21:55 GMT For nearly three years, Kiev has been trying to get U.N. peacekeepers sent to the conflict in eastern Ukraine, but now the suggestion is coming from Moscow. During a Sept. 5...
View ArticleBack to basics – Disinformation Review
Share Tweet Forward 7 September 2017 Welcome back! Some of you were wondering about our longer summer break. No worries, the East StratCom was not idle, we were preparing a brand new website for you....
View ArticleMoscow’s private military companies continue to be a serious threat in Ukraine
Paul Goble Well-paid private military companies are an increasingly important component of Moscow’s strategy in the Donbas and elsewhere providing the Kremlin with a serious force that it can use as it...
View ArticleNato accuses Russia of blocking observation of massive war game
Kremlin ‘failing in its obligations’ by saying only three experts can attend as 100,000 troops mobilise on EU’s eastern border Daniel Boffey in Tapa Wednesday 6 September 2017 13.44 EDT Russia has been...
View ArticleUS cautiously welcomes Russia’s call for UN force in Ukraine
Russia’s proposal is for UN peacekeepers to be deployed along the current line of conflict. De facto, this cedes Ukraine territory to Russia, making their invasion a success. This is not acceptable....
View ArticleThe Morning Vertical – September 7, 2017
THE MORNING VERTICAL by Brian Whitmore 07.09.2017 On My Mind The signs continue to mount that the Russian elite is preparing itself for life after Vladimir Putin. On The Power Vertical blog last...
View ArticleRussia / Strategy Media Update – 7 September 2017
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Putin’s proposal for UN peacekeepers is producing blowback, with strong argument to pursue the Kyiv peacekeeper plan....
View ArticleMILNEWS.ca Highlights – September 7, 2017
#IrmaHurricane “HMCS St. John’s prepared to assist with Hurricane Irma relief” – “HMCS St. John’s ready for Hurricane Irma response” – “Halifax-based frigate on standby for potential hurricane Irma...
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