Ben Heap

🇬🇧 Senior Expert at NATO @stratcomcoe in 🇱🇻 currently supporting 🇺🇦 Views own.

[ICDS Tallinn @ICDS_Tallinn]

Ukraine’s resistance becomes a mirror for western identity; to stand with Ukraine and fly its flag is an expression of personal belief in freedom and justice. @theblueposts

⬇️ Read our whole series of briefs on Russia's war in Ukraine.
https://t.co/vIlgGhYI8Z

[Maria Avdeeva @maria_avdv]

Morning in Kyiv. No sleep. Air quality is extremely bad. City is covered in thick smoke.

This is Russian terror, aimed at people who chose to stay, resist and fight.

[Ben Heap @theblueposts]

@PlaniesNFT What utter guff. That you should even attempt to put a positive spin on this is embarrassing.

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

An honour to welcome you to Downing Street, President @ZelenskyyUa 🇬🇧🇺🇦

[Ben Heap @theblueposts]

Amidst the current trend to prioritise responses to the threat of disinformation and 'FIMI', Rory identifies the issue that matters most. Govt comms (words *and* deeds) are fundamentally about making an argument that democracy is better than authoritarianism.

[STRATCOMCOE @STRATCOMCOE]

"We need to champion democracy👆, we need to get our house in order. We need to ensure that people have that hope, have that reason to believe in democracy⚔️"

- @RoryCormac, professor at @UniofNottingham

#RigaStratComDialogue

[Keir Giles @KeirGiles]

Unpacking the “hack” part of hack-forge-dump attacks: how Russia’s FSB impersonates friends and colleagues to try to snare our passwords, and how I got lucky this time and spotted the trap. Useful lessons here for anyone who might be a target (i.e. basically everybody we know).

[STRATCOMCOE @STRATCOMCOE]

Our study shows: shift from an authenticity-based verification to paid subscription on #X has dramatically boosted visibility of pro-Kremlin content: 117 pro-Kremlin accounts generate an estimated $127,500 in ad revenue, fueled by 15 Billion impressions. https://t.co/RM1IsJUVXz

[STRATCOMCOE @STRATCOMCOE]

Join us for an exclusive on-site interview with two leading experts on Ukraine's digital development offering valuable insights into country's approach to digital environment and its importance during war.
👉12 October 2023, Emerging Trends in Social Media
https://t.co/s97RuOxCqe

[Ben Heap @theblueposts]

“It's not only the message - it's the quality of the message, which speaks to people” https://t.co/QQG54KkNtO

[Ben Heap @theblueposts]

@Mr_Andrew_Fox @MilitaryBanter Bang on.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Happy Ukraine’s Independence Day!

The day of the free, the strong, and the dignified. The day of equals. Ukrainian men and women. In our entire country.

In this fight, everyone counts. Because the fight is for something that is important to everyone.

An independent Ukraine.

[Ben Heap @theblueposts]

"...you can’t resist reality forever: it has its way of making itself known, often in the least expected ways" https://t.co/KlBKy5jAhM

[UkraineWorld @ukraine_world]

The man mourns his 9 year-old granddaughter who was killed after the night Russian missile attack on Kyiv.

📷 Serhii Okuniev
#RussiaisATerroistState

[Ben Heap @theblueposts]

Remarkable reporting. https://t.co/35791oIsnS

[Marianna Spring @mariannaspring]

EXCL Manchester Arena bomb survivors have filed landmark legal action against a conspiracy theorist who claims the attack was faked. The case is the first of its kind in the UK.

Bonus ep of Disaster Trolls pod on Radio 4 & BBC Sounds. Across BBC today. https://t.co/3o019tTghv

[Ben Heap @theblueposts]

@EmmaLBriant @scanlonjd @Jay_Janzen @WHMTE @SHAPE_NATO @NATO Emma - Mr Janzen and his staff have no involvement in the publishing process of our journal. If you have concerns regarding academic rigour then by all means I can help you direct them to Neville or Jānis. DM me if you need.

[Ben Heap @theblueposts]

@scanlonjd @EmmaLBriant @Jay_Janzen @WHMTE @SHAPE_NATO James - we are not part of the NATO command structure (and not really a ‘think tank’). Our academic journal provides an opportunity for these important discussions to take place in the open and the views expressed are those of the author, expressed in a private capacity.

[Ben Heap @theblueposts]

"there are reasonable grounds to believe that President Putin and Ms Lvova-Belova bear criminal responsibility for the unlawful deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation.." https://t.co/Ew6fjyu89h

[Ben Heap @theblueposts]

“Russian authorities have committed a wide range of violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law in various regions of Ukraine, many of which amount to war crimes” https://t.co/wrQYp4wk1m