How Democracies Can Defend Against Disinformation
A very good article, but, again, not comprehensive in its approach. </end editorial> HOW DEMOCRACIES CAN DEFEND AGAINST DISINFORMATION ALINA POLYAKOVA AND DANIEL FRIED MAY 30, 2018 In March, a...
View ArticleAssassination Of Kremlin Critic Arkady Babchenko Coverage
Russia’s first line of defense in any situation which reflects negatively on Russia: deny, deny, deny. Russia denies involvement in murder of journalist and Kremlin critic Arkady Babchenko Then,...
View ArticleMoscow Times: Babchenko’s Death and Russia’s Dark Power (Op-ed)
Mark Galeotti in The Moscow Times. </end editorial> Babchenko’s Death and Russia’s Dark Power (Op-ed) May 30 2018 – 16:05 BY MARK GALEOTTI @MarkGaleotti Russia has adopted a policy of blessing...
View ArticleJournalist Babchenko Alive, Not Slain, Ukraine SBU
BREAKING: The head of Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) says Russian journalist and Kremlin critic Arkady Babchenko is still alive, a day after Ukrainian authorities announced he had been killed by a...
View ArticleSalisbury CW Attack / Syria / Iran / Russia Ad Hoc Update (82)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. Arkady Babchenko is alive. The best part is the Russian handler of the “assassin” was captured in a masterful sting operation by Ukraine. Ouch....
View ArticleSalisbury CW Attack / Syria / Iran / Russia Ad Hoc Update (83)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. All the hub-bub about the press being lied to was smashed to pieces by this Ukrainian woman’s mother, from her Facebook posting. Just talked to...
View ArticleUS Needs New Strategy To Combat Russian, Chinese ‘Political Warfare’: CSBA
I find it interesting that Information Operations/Information Warfare/Influence Warfare is being elevated to Political Warfare at the national level in this article. I agree with this perspective....
View ArticleSalisbury CW Attack / Syria / Iran / Russia Ad Hoc Update (84)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. The article headline of the year: Russian Journalist Who Faked Own Assassination Tells Media Critics to ‘F*** Off’ I would like to nominate...
View ArticleUkraine Ad Hoc Media Update (23)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> A busy week in Ukraine despite the saturation coverage of the Babchenko sting. Amb Volker and FM Maas visit Ukraine,...
View ArticleRussia / Strategy Ad Hoc Media Update (33)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Much interesting reading in every category, but especially Russia’s ongoing internal meltdown, and developments in the...
View ArticleAnatomy of an online misinformation network
Authors: Chengcheng Shao, Pik-Mai Hui, Lei Wang, Xinwen Jiang, Alessandro Flammini, Filippo Menczer, Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia Published: April 27, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196087...
View ArticleMore on “Russian ops designed to sway U.S. voters”
A source sent me the following information about this article, New internet accounts are Russian ops designed to sway U.S. voters, experts say My source sent me this, In the article [it] is mentioned...
View ArticleSalisbury CW Attack / Syria / Iran / Russia Ad Hoc Update (85)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. Probably the best statement on the Babchenko sting so far. Russian proxies, indeed, unwitting or not, Western media attacking Ukraine over the...
View ArticleOpinion: Kremlin courts North Korea to thwart Donald Trump
Donald Trump has made progress with North Korea’s regime. In the spirit of Cold War II, the Kremlin will use every opportunity to complicate the US’s North Korea policy, the Russian journalist...
View ArticlePutin, Kim plan to meet at summit later this year, Kremlin confirms
By Dan Boylan – The Washington Times – Friday, June 1, 2018 The Kremlin on Friday verified reports from North Korea that plans are underway for Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader...
View ArticleSouth China Sea dispute: Mattis says China ‘intimidating neighbors’
In many ways, this closely resembles what Russia did in Georgia, Ukraine, and Transnistria. China is oozing outwards, slowly expanding not only it’s sphere of influence, but also its zone of operations...
View Article‘We found Russian hit-list of 47 people’, Ukraine tells allies
Matthias Williams, Natalia Zinets KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine, seeking to reassure its Western allies after faking the murder of a Russian dissident to thwart what it said was a plot on his life, told...
View ArticleBlameshifting Example: Russian Human Rights Council Urges to Pay Attention to...
In a textbook example of blameshifting, Russia is accusing Ukraine of what Russia is most likely responsible for, targeting journalists within Ukraine. This has been a common tactic for Russia since...
View ArticleWhat is happening in Ukraine is a war – Estonian president
Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid, who visited Donbas last week, has said that what is happening there is a war, not a frozen conflict. “In Ukraine, during the last week alone, four people, including...
View ArticleRussia should be suspended from Interpol after using international arrest...
Using yet another tool, that of Interpol Red Notices, Russia seeks to punish critics and people responsible for causing Russia’s reputation harm. Interpol Red Notices are yet another form of Hybrid...
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