The Russian government has banned a film about Soviet leader Josef Stalin on the basis that it makes a mockery of the former leader’s death. “Many elderly people…will see it as an insulting derision of the Soviet past, of …
Continue ReadingTurkey seems to have begun an operation against U.S.-backed Kurds in northern Syria. Turkey has said the Kurdish militias are part of a terrorist group that threatens its national security. But it has failed to win backing for a …
Continue ReadingRex Tillerson signaled a long commitment to military action in Syria and, ultimately, to regime change. “Assad’s regime is corrupt, and his methods of governance and economic development have increasingly excluded certain ethnic and religious groups,” the Secretary of State …
Continue ReadingTwitter accounts linked to Russian active measures have been found to be playing a role in getting the “ReleaseTheMemo” hashtag trending on Twitter. The hashtag references a memo that conservative lawmakers have been calling on congressional leaders to release …
Continue ReadingThe Trump administration is looking to develop new nuclear weapons that may make it easier to deter threats to European, according to a new policy review. The new policy looks to put the U.S. in a generally more forward-leaning nuclear …
Continue ReadingA cyber research firm believes the same Russian hackers that attacked the Democratic Party’s computer servers are now targeting the U.S. Senate. The firm, Trend Micro Inc, believes the Russian group, known as Fancy Bear to national security professionals, is …
Continue ReadingThe DC City Council has voted to rename the street in front of the Russian Embassy “Boris Nemstov Plaza.” Nemstov was an activist to who spoke out against what he saw as rampant corruption and other abuses by …
Continue ReadingThe US is still unprepared to deal with foreign election meddling, a full year after the US intelligence community found with high confidence that Russia attempted to interfere in US elections in 2016. A new report, put together by Democrats …
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