🚨 @ASPI_ICPC has launched a new website and companion paper providing a visual 👀 breakdown of the publically-available data from high-confidence attributions of state-linked information operations on social media (🧵) https://t.co/XJ8O2uqslP
China's exports of transportation equipment to Russia - that's everything from railway cars to autos and trucks as well as aircraft and ships - have risen +800% since Russia invaded Ukraine. There is no bigger supplier to Russia's war economy than China...
🧵Interesting to see how Vietnam is dancing between the giants.
Vietnam and Japan just elevated their ties from an "extensive strategic partnership" (announced in 2014) to a "comprehensive strategic partnership" at a visit of President Vo Van Thuong to Japan. /1
Honoured to serve in Camp Adazi #Latvia as StratCom Specialist for 2 years. Great to have Ambassador Harald Aspelund for a visit and all the best to my successor. Iceland is a solid #NATO Ally contributing skills and financial support to protect democracy and freedom #WeAreNATO
Mandiant Intelligence has been tracking several ways in which Chinese cyber espionage activity has increasingly leveraged initial access and post-compromise strategies intended to minimize opportunities for detection.
Learn more in our analysis: https://t.co/fgmN4SSrSp
A little over a week has passed since the #RigaStratComDialogue 2023 - a top notch event on strategic communications. While discussed ideas are forming into actions, we kindly invite you to visit our Facebook page for a photo review from the event.
"We need to understand the authoritarian challenge," says dr. Jacob Wallis @ASPI_org about PRC building an international facing propaganda system. Panel @STRATCOMCOE#RigaStratComDialogue on Global Battles of Narratives. Need to understand our value system to articulate clearly.
Every year, relatives of the #MH17 victims line up 298 empty chairs in front of the Russian embassy in The Hague.
Notwithstanding the @CourtMH17 verdict, Russia still refuses to acknowledge its involvement in downing flight MH17.
#Russia will not escape international justice.
The IISS Shangri-La Dialogue "emphasises the value of frank and
constructive discussion, as well as making it clear that preserving peace and security is not a task that any one of us can shoulder alone" | Catch up on @AlboMP's Keynote Address at #SLD23 https://t.co/SuOa6UylI5
Fantastic conversations at #RigaStratComDialogue. Was grateful to be able to offer a perspective on the intersection of European and Indo-Pacific security. 🙏 @STRATCOMCOE
🚨 NEW REPORT🚨
In 'The big squeeze' @JAParker29, David Uren, @bec_shrimpton and Rob Bourke find that Defence has less core funding over the next three years than was available to it over the same period in the March 2022 budget.
📕: https://t.co/bPMMEJK0ON
While U.S. policymakers face opposition at home to increased market access demanded by Latin American governments, the same isn't true for China. China's trade with Latin America surged from $12 billion in 2000 to $495 billion in 2022, a 41-fold increase.
https://t.co/Nh6JJOAXiP