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Russia was preparing to annex Crimea in 2013: Justice Ministry says has...
Ukrainian authorities have sufficient evidence at their disposal proving that Russia’s seizure of Crimea was a premeditated move, and the active phase of the plan’s implementation began in 2013,...
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Russian Information Campaign Against the Ukrainian State and Defence Forces
9th February 2017 Download publication file (2.53 MB) Editors Dr. Vladimir Sazonov, M.A. Kristiina Müür and Dr. Holger Mölder Authors Dr. Vladimir Sazonov, Dr. Holger Mölder, M.A. Kristiina Müür, Prof....
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Corps Wants 12K More Marines to Boost Cyber, Info Ops, ISR
It’s not quite the 36 infantry battalions that President Donald Trump has cited, but the Marine Corps is asking Congress for its biggest force increase in nearly a decade. The assistant commandant of...
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We Are In A War Of Ideas
Why Information Is More Important Than Cyber I speak with reporters almost every day, they want to know about the Russian hacking. I tell them, quite plainly, Russia hacked us, they’re still hacking...
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How Do We Fight A War Of Ideas?
First, we need a “National Information Strategy”. Making a great strategy takes time, so that effort must start immediately. Any and all maneuvering in the information space must fit within the limits...
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Baghdad Ten Years Ago: 11 FEB 07
WEEK 13 – 11 Feb 07 Last Chance From half way around the world, most of the US pundits and politicians are saying this is the last chance. At times, all of the negativity can be distracting and, if...
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Spotlight: Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications
Dear Mr. President, Attention: the future National Security Advisor For the past eight years, the position of Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications was not filled properly and...
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Time for an ‘information Manhattan Project’
Major General Lawlor brings up a good idea, an ‘information Manhattan Project’, but he only teases at the concept. We have only just begun to grasp the wide range and depth of the ideas we must not...
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The Rise of the Weaponized AI Propaganda Machine
There’s a new automated propaganda machine driving global politics. How it works and what it will mean for the future of democracy. BERIT ANDERSON AND BRETT HORVATH ILLUSTRATION BY CODY FITZGERALD...
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Sean Adl-Tabatabai on being in the eye of the ‘fake news’ storm
Full disclosure: I had a small number of UK reporters contact me regarding my blog: “Russian Proxy “News” Site Exposed: YourNewsWire“, asking for my opinion, doing research on Sean Adl-Tabatabai. I...
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Baghdad Ten Years Ago: 17 FEB 07
WEEK 14 – 17 Feb 07: Say Something The following is a true story. The names were changed to protect the guilty. Last September, Mike and Barbara dropped off their oldest daughter, Jan, at college near...
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DARPA releases BAA for offensive swarming technologies
February 17, 2017 | Jordana Mishory Inside the Army – February 20, 2017 The Pentagon’s advanced research arm is seeking industry’s input to develop an architecture to enhance offensive swarming tactics...
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The Human Element: When Gadgetry Becomes Strategy H. R. McMaster
World Affairs Winter 2009 The Human Element: When Gadgetry Becomes Strategy H. R. McMaster http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/2009%20-%20Winter/full-McMaster.html Wrong, terribly wrong The wars in...
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Why I’m Concerned About the Independence of U.S. Statistical Agencies
As least they won’t be as bad as Levada, in Russia. Levada published a few reports which could be interpreted as critical of Russia and got shut down by the government. A few short months later and...
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Reading List: Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications
I give some rather harsh opinions in this blog about the performance of the job of Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications (DNSA/SC) for the past eight years in this blog. These...
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Russia / New Administration Media Ad Hoc – 21 Feb 2017
Whoo hoo! My anonymous expert, who has compiled, analyzed, and reported these reports on Russia, has produced 100 of these. This is #100! I missed quite a few, but I’m pleased to share them with...
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Russian Interest In US Information Operations from 1 – 20 February 2017
A few months ago I began noticing Russian sites posting copies of mostly US publications on Information Operations, some Electronic Warfare, but very, very few about cyberwar. I noticed a few trends....
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“What we’ve got here is failure to communicate”
*argh* The phrase “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate” is a quotation from the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, spoken in the movie first by Strother Martin (as the Captain, a prison warden) and...
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Dan Kovalik, Russian Useful Idiot Or Propagandist?
Seldom do I label anyone a Useful Idiot or Propagandist for Russia, but Dan Kovalik has worked hard to earn that title with this piece. As an expert, I proudly declare, he deserves it. He has light...
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Event: Hollywood Made in China
Hollywood Made in China American studios want a bigger piece of China’s USD 6.8 billion box office. They are willing to edit scripts and flatter China to get it. The Chinese government wants to limit...
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