On November 16, 2021 The Brookings Institute ran an article “How the Kremlin has weaponized the Facebook files” (see: https://brook.gs/3CAi3Dll, which is also a photo source). Many of us have followed France Haugen’s denouncements of Facebook to learn more about the internal workings of the internet juggernaut. This article describes how the Russians have… Continue reading The Russians and Iranians Show Us Why We Need Influence Ranger School
Category: disinformation
PSYOP Regimental Blog
The Shoemaker’s Children Are Barefoot – or who counter’s enemy influence on the US military? A number of publications including the prestigious www.foreignpolicy.com reported on October 21, 2021 that the “U.S. Army Failed to Warn Troops About COVID-19 Disinformation” ( see: https://bit.ly/3vDwnsJ which is also a photo source) According to the article close to… Continue reading PSYOP Regimental Blog
Iran Disinformation Points Way For Near Peers and Others
The NY Times June 30, 2021 On line edition ran an article: “Iran Disinformation Effort Went Small to Stay Under Big Tech’s Radar” (see: https://nyti.ms/2SXGrh, which is a photo source) According to the article “Over several months, Iranian agents had infiltrated small WhatsApp groups, Telegram channels and messaging apps that Israeli activists used… Continue reading Iran Disinformation Points Way For Near Peers and Others
Booming Job Market For PSYOPers
In case you are thinking about transitioning from PSYOP, it looks like your skill set is in high demand. The NY Times online edition, 25 July 2021 and the 26 July 2021 print version ran an article “Disinformation for Hire, a Shadow Industry is Quietly Booming”. (See https://nyti.ms/2Wu7EcX, which is also a photo source.) The… Continue reading Booming Job Market For PSYOPers
Vaccine Hesitancy, Working from Home, Arctic Diplomacy: RAND Weekly Recap
We discuss how Truth Decay is fueling Americans’ vaccine hesitancy; the debate over vaccine patent waivers; how the shift to remote work is reinforcing inequalities; preventing the Capitol attackers from becoming martyrs; the Arctic region’s role in climate and national security; and whether the U.S. government should invest in a GPS backup. Photo by Jose… Continue reading Vaccine Hesitancy, Working from Home, Arctic Diplomacy: RAND Weekly Recap
Retired Doctors and Nurses First – PSYOP, PA and IO Next?
We know we are losing the information war. Our peer adversaries, China and Russia are cleaning our information clock. They waging economic war through global investments and have seized Covad-19 as a major theme for disinformation. (see: https://nyti.ms/33Yy9Xr, which is also a photo source.) The pandemic has fostered a critical shortage of medical personnel, the… Continue reading Retired Doctors and Nurses First – PSYOP, PA and IO Next?
China’s Disinformation is not as important as Economic Blackmail as an Influence Weapon
It is often said that “one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.” China has been in the forefront of the Covad-19 pandemic. The press has widely covered allegations of Chinese efforts to disinform the American public by providing false information about the virus and by trying to foment panic. Two articles chronicling the disinformation… Continue reading China’s Disinformation is not as important as Economic Blackmail as an Influence Weapon
Fake News As a Tactical Multiplier
It’s no secret that the US Army is moving troops from Germany to Poland. Besides the Germans who will take a major economic hit because of the move, there are others who do not want the Poles and the US to get chummy. In June 2020 there were a number of articles addressing… Continue reading Fake News As a Tactical Multiplier
Your Health is a Disinformation Target
In early March 2021 there were a number of reports about Russian, Chinese and Iranian disinformation efforts all designed to cast doubt on the effectiveness of vaccines for the COVID virus. A base source of information appears to be the Alliance for Security Democracy (see: http://bit.ly/3s9zuGx, which is also a photo source. Their… Continue reading Your Health is a Disinformation Target
What Does Vlad Putin Know That Joe Biden Doesn’t?
On May 19, 2021 I read an article from Politico about the current Pentagon weighs keeping Trump-era change to ‘psychological operations’ (See: https://politi.co/2S8fS8q). The article leads with: “In the final months of the Trump administration, then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper quietly moved to let the military run influence campaigns — often called “psyops” — more… Continue reading What Does Vlad Putin Know That Joe Biden Doesn’t?