Dismantling the Foreign Malign Influence Center
Tulsi Gabbard is dismantling the last U.S. government organ dedicated to tracking State-sponsored efforts to interfere in U.S. institutions.
Last week, the Trump administration axed the last remaining federal organ that tracks & analyzes foreign interference in US elections & society.
But US adversaries "have no interest in slowing down" such operations, David Salvo warns @justsecurity.org. โคต๏ธ
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"I don't see much that's going to change the decision-making calculus in Moscow right now.
The whole economy is propped up to fight this war."
๐๏ธ Tune in to ASD's David Salvo & @ianmastersmedia.bsky.social's conversation about upcoming US-Russia negotiations on the war in Ukraine. โคต๏ธ
11.08.2025 13:07 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Low Expectations For the Upcoming Putin/Trump Summit
August 7, 2025 - David Salvo
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We are joined by David Salvo to discuss the upcoming summit in the UAE between President Trump and President Putin in the hope we all share of ending Russia's war on Ukraine that many experts on Russia and Ukraine think is unlikely to happen. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
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Cross-Border Communication: How Russian State Media Sends Mixed Signals on Trumpโs Border Policies in English and Spanish
Since his first day returning to office, US President Donald Trump has pushed forward on campaign promises to crack down on illegal immigration and secure the southern US border. Trumpโs tough stance ...
Russian state mediaโs English and Spanish-language accounts adopted contradictory positions on Trumpโs immigration and border policies to exacerbate friction between the United States and Latin America.
See my findings from my new @securedemocracy.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social analysis below โคต๏ธ
05.08.2025 20:13 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Venezuela Through the Sino-Russian Media Playbook
Russia and Chinaโs information operations in Venezuela have been extensively discussed and documented. Their media strategy has involved forming partnerships with ideologically aligned national and re...
Venezuela's state-run TeleSUR network functions as a conduit for Russian, Chinese, and other authoritarian regimes' content in Latin America.
@marcossjb.bsky.social analyzes TeleSUR's role in "a sophisticated web of international information warfare." โคต๏ธ
securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/venezuela-th...
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Washington Silences Its Own Voice
The shuttering of Voice of America and other networks has created "greater opportunity for US adversaries to shape public perceptions worldwide" with their state-media outlets,
@nanagongadze.bsky.social & Bret Schafer write @gmfus.bsky.social. โคต๏ธ
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15.07.2025 14:55 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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Modern Information Warfare: Strategies Used by Foreign Adversaries to Shape U.S. Discourse
๐ฌ Democracies should pay more attention to digital literacy.
"Understanding how information systems work" helps defend against foreign actors who exploit algorithms or vulnerabilities to change public discourse, ASD's Bret Schafer told Los Angeles World Affairs Council. โคต๏ธ
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Taming the Rising Lion: Alignment of Iranian, Russian, and Chinese Narratives on the Israel-Iran Conflict
Dubbing it โOperation Rising Lionโ, I
In response to Iran-Israel hostilities, Russian officials and state media exploited the crisis to warn of "nuclear disaster" and "World War III."
Read more from @doroshishka.bsky.social @krysiasikora.bsky.social & @etiennesoula.bsky.social. โฌ๏ธ
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09.07.2025 13:26 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Catch Me If EU Can: How RT and Sputnik Evade EU Content Bans
That Russian state media outlets have developed varied ways to circumvent EU sanctions to continue reaching audiences in Europe is well documented. The methods often include the use of mirror sites, o...
Across RT and Sputnik's 2024 posts in 7 languages, ASD found 308 links directing to mirror websites, duplicate social-media accounts, or podcasts.
These underscore Russia's efforts to escape formal ๐ช๐บ restrictions, @doroshishka.bsky.social writes. ๐
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YouTube video by Los Angeles World Affairs Council
Modern Information Warfare: Strategies Used by Foreign Adversaries to Shape U.S. Discourse
Russia, China, Iran, and other countries conduct information operations "not to change 250 million minds."
Rather, they try "to get that 1 or 2% that can create whatever outcome they're after."
๐บ Bret Schafer discusses more with Los Angeles World Affairs Council. โคต๏ธ
youtu.be/H-e-gRkb8nM?...
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YouTube video by Los Angeles World Affairs Council
Modern Information Warfare: Strategies Used by Foreign Adversaries to Shape U.S. Discourse
"By flooding the information space with their version of events", Russia, China, & others seek to "change people's perceptions on world events and historical narratives", ASD's Bret Schafer warns.
๐บ Watch the full discussion. โคต๏ธ
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02.07.2025 12:58 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Taming the Rising Lion: Alignment of Iranian, Russian, and Chinese Narratives on the Israel-Iran Conflict
Dubbing it โOperation Rising Lionโ, I
Russia & China seized on events in Iran to emphasize a diplomatic solution, "likely indicating their desire to abstain from supporting Iran on the battlefield", @doroshishka.bsky.social @etiennesoula.bsky.social & @krysiasikora.bsky.social assessed. โคต๏ธ
securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/taming-the-r...
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