The Arctic has received relatively little military attention since the Cold War, but U.S. strategy is shifting toward a renewed focus on the region, reflecting increasing Russian military activity there. Recent Arctic strategies by the Army, Air Force, and Navy emphasize ways of improving operational capabilities and capacity in the region. In addition to its… Continue reading As U.S. Shifts Arctic Strategy to Counter Russia, Allies Offer Valuable Info
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Native Art Can Be The Best PSYOP
The February 4, 2020 NY Times ran an article “In Iraq Where Beauty Was long Suppressed, Art Flowers Amid Protests” (https://nyti.ms/2ScUsVk which is also the photo source). While the political climate in Iraq is volatile and arguments about US troops are staying and over who was responsible for the most recent rocket attack. Protest art… Continue reading Native Art Can Be The Best PSYOP
India’s Brittle Confidence in America
Democracies are supposed to get along, but that has not always been the case for the United States and India. Indeed, the relationship, though perhaps at an historical high point today, still suffers from New Delhi’s lingering distrust of Washington derived from raw Cold War geopolitics and India’s longstanding foreign policy of nonalignment. The most… Continue reading India’s Brittle Confidence in America
Why Kansas for Russia’s Sputnik Radio?
In case you missed it, last Friday, February 14, 2020, the NY Times ran an article “On the Air in Kansas City: Russian Propaganda” which is a photo source and which you can see at: https://nyti.ms/38L2Elt The article profiles how Russia’s media organization, Rossiya Segodnya. You can find some background on it from the Center… Continue reading Why Kansas for Russia’s Sputnik Radio?
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
PSYOP and Covid
Unless you’re in a cave, in which case, you wouldn’t be reading this anyway, your life has been tremendously impacted by the Covid-19 virus. Here in California, Governor Newsome has placed our National Guard on alert on March 17, 2020. As the governor noted in his press release (see: https://bit.ly/33IaACt) “As Californians make sacrifices… Continue reading PSYOP and Covid
Will the United States Declare Freedom from COVID-19 Too Soon?
Date Meets Biden’s Goal Daily Deaths Probability 7/4/21 FALSE 2.62E-07 0.05 7/4/21 FALSE 3.14E-07 0.1 7/4/21 FALSE 3.83E-07 0.2 7/4/21 FALSE 4.29E-07 0.3 7/4/21 FALSE 4.68E-07 0.4 7/4/21 FALSE 5.13E-07 0.5 7/4/21 FALSE 5.62E-07 0.6 7/4/21 FALSE 6.26E-07 0.7 7/4/21 FALSE 7.17E-07 0.8 7/4/21 FALSE 8.54E-07 0.9 7/4/21 FALSE 9.68E-07 0.95 7/4/21 TRUE 2.14E-07 0.05… Continue reading Will the United States Declare Freedom from COVID-19 Too Soon?
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?
Progress on Infrastructure, but the Devil May Be in the Details
After decades of incremental steps by Congress to address national infrastructure needs, the Biden administration recently unveiled a 32-page, $2.3 trillion plan that combines federal spending on traditional physical infrastructure with federal spending on workforce training and education, research and development of new technologies, as well as affordable housing. Senate Republicans countered with a 2-page,… Continue reading Progress on Infrastructure, but the Devil May Be in the Details
Zoombombing As PSYOP
We’re all confined to quarters thanks to Covid-19. As a result, we have turned to video collaboration platforms such as Cisco WebEx, Adobe Connect, Citrix Go To Meeting MicroSoft Team, GoogleHangout and of course, Zoom. On March 20, 2020 the New York Times ran an article ‘Zoombombing’:when Video Conferences Go Wrong (see: https://nyti.ms/2XoqJM3, which is… Continue reading Zoombombing As PSYOP