Russia / Strategy Ad Hoc Media Update (1) – 20 October 2017
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Plokhy makes a good point, not that Muscovy will pay any attention, the relationship is so damaged now it could take...
View ArticleThe Kremlin’s Platform for ‘Useful Idiots’ in the West: An Overview of RT’s...
Truth be told, I skipped the report and went straight to the link of “Useful Idiots”. Since I have not appeared on RT, I knew I would not appear. I only recognized the names of three world leaders,...
View ArticleBaghdad Ten Years Ago – 21 Oct 07
WEEK 49: The boss approved Mission Branding – Whoop! Strike up the Band It is official folks. The Division Commander approved the recommended Mission Branding: Coalition Forces support Iraqis for a...
View ArticleRussia puts British Putin critic on Interpol wanted list
Russia is using Lawfare to promote Russian national interests. Bill Browder was a force of nature to get the Magnitsky Act passed and now Russia has placed Bill Browder on the Interpol’s wanted list....
View ArticleRussia Will Never Be an Orthodox Iran Because It has ‘Traditionalism without...
Paul Goble Staunton, October 21 – Many Russians fear that nationalist radicals are on their way to transforming Russia into an Orthodox Christian version of Iran; but their fears are misplaced, Fyodor...
View Article150 Years Ago, Tyutchev Invented ‘Russophobia’ to Describe the Attitudes of...
Saturday, October 21, 2017 Paul Goble Staunton, October 21 –Russian poet Fyodor Tyutchev writing in French first used the term “Russophobia” on October 20, 1867, to describe the hostility some...
View ArticleRussia’s Election Hackers Use D.C. Cyber Warfare Conference as Bait
By Kevin Poulsen, www.thedailybeast.com October 22nd, 2017 The Russian military hackers behind last year’s election meddling are using an upcoming cyber warfare conference in Washington D.C. as a lure...
View ArticleThe Morning Vertical – October 23, 2017
THE MORNING VERTICAL by Brian Whitmore 23.10.2017 On My Mind: As I wrote on The Power Vertical blog last week (featured below), one of the most interesting and important dynamics to watch in the...
View ArticlePutin’s Political Machine Defeats Its Purpose
The story implies but does not state how corrupt the Russian state actually is. The “democratic elections” held in Russia are a sham, held for appearances only. The same applied to Crimea and...
View ArticleRussian Troll Efforts Extended To Standing Rock
The interest in what Russia actually did has not waned, it is just getting more difficult to uncover what was actually done. Now researchers are connecting the Russian trolls to the Standing Rock...
View ArticleBill Browder, Putin critic cleared to travel to US
Thank goodness the kneejerk reaction of blocking Bill Browder from entering the US has been lifted. The Interpol Red Notice for him, issued by Russia, is a political sham. </end editorial>...
View ArticleRussia’s Favored Outlet Is an Online News Giant. YouTube Helped.
By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE OCT. 23, 2017 SAN FRANCISCO — When the state-backed Russian news channel RT became the first news organization to surpass one billion views on YouTube in...
View ArticleRussian propaganda websites connected to mysterious Florida company
Here’s what we know about the American company tied to the Russian sites. CASEY MICHEL OCT 23, 2017, 9:39 AM On Tuesday, the Russian RBC outlet dropped a bombshell report regarding Russia’s fake social...
View ArticleRussian Propaganda Hosted by Man on Staten Island, New York
Moscow may have paid for the memes, but a man in a quiet Staten Island neighborhood hosted them. It’s further evidence of how deep into America the Russian campaign extended. KATIE ZAVADSKI BEN COLLINS...
View ArticleEvent: Russian Perception of America in Turmoil: A Russia-Eurasia Forum with...
Russian Perception of America in Turmoil: A Russia-Eurasia Forum with Dr. Fyodor Lukyanov WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2017, 12:30 – 1:45PM The European and Eurasian Studies Program invites you to a...
View ArticleKremlin Watch Briefing: RT’s editorial strategy and a list of regular visitors
NEW PUBLICATIONS Russian influence and the elections in Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic Jakub Janda, Head of the Kremlin Watch Program, co-authored a study focusing on the influence of the Kremlin on...
View ArticleWhat Is Propaganda?
A friend sent me a link today, to Is Foreign Propaganda Even Effective?, in The American Conservative, by Leon Hadar, published on 25 September 2017. Mr. Hadar has a Ph.D. from American University. My...
View ArticleSecurity Information Service (BIS) Intelligence Service of the Czech Republic
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECURITY INFORMATION SERVICE FOR 2016 Table of Contents 1. The Nature and Scope of Intelligence Activities 2. Intelligence Activities and Findings 2.1. Protection of Major Economic...
View ArticleDear BIS, Intelligence Service of the Czech Republic, We Disagree
In response to my last blog, Security Information Service (BIS) Intelligence Service of the Czech Republic, Annual report Of The Security Information Service For 2016, I received a response from a...
View ArticleBeastly News: Deutsche Welle Launches Russian Satirical Show
This should be interesting, seeing as it is illegal in Russia to make fun of their politicians. </end editorial> By EU vs Disinfo Bored with politics? Tired of all the bad news on TV? If you are...
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