ajijchan The phrase “cognitive warfare” doesn’t often appear in news stories, but it’s the crucial concept behind China’s latest efforts to use social media to target its foes.Recent stories have ranged from Meta’s “Biggest Single Takedown” of thousands of false-front accounts on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and Substack to an effort to spread disinformation about
By Tara Subramaniam and Seán Federico O'Murchú, CNNUpdated12:48 a.m. ET, October 17, 202342 min agoUN Security Council rejects Russian resolution on humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza that fails to condemn HamasFrom CNN's Richard Roth and Heather LawThe United Nations Security Council on Monday rejected a Russian resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire of the war between
By Tara Subramaniam, Adam Renton, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Christian Edwards, Dakin Andone, Mike Hayes, Elise Hammond, Maureen Chowdhury, Zoe Sottile, Amir Vera and Meg Wagner, CNNUpdated12:29 a.m. ET, October 17, 202329 min ago1 hr 4 min agoHead of US Central Command arrives in Israel ahead of Biden's visitFrom CNN's Oren LiebermannThe head of US Central Command
October 16, 2023 Secretary Blinken Statement on President Biden's Visit to Israel 2023-10-16T20:03:49-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYTVmXC8wMTRcLzE2OTc1MDEwNTNfMDE0LmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Secretary Blinken announces that President Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday to reaffirm U.S. support following the deadly attacks by Hamas. He also speaks about efforts to get humanitarian aid into Gaza, as well as the release of hostages. Secretary Blinken announces that
October 13, 2023 2023-10-16T19:55:14-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMTAxXC8wMDFcLzE2OTc1MDIwNTFfMDAxLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Policy advocates discuss the outlook for international relations and global competition as it relates to the United States, European Union and China. The Brookings Institution hosts the event. Policy advocates discuss the outlook for international relations and global competition as it relates to the United States, European Union and China. The Brookings
October 16, 2023 | Part Of U.S. Senate U.S. Senate 2023-10-16T19:49:47-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMWNjXC8wMDJcLzE2OTc1MDAzNTFfMDAyLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Ben Cardin (D-MD) in floor remarks spoke in support of Israel, including his bipartisan resolution condemning the Hamas attacks: “Over the course of the next days, and weeks and months, I will be leading my colleagues to make sure Israel
Since the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, regional and extra-regional actors have been working to prevent an expansion of the conflict beyond the Gaza-Israel theater, focusing particularly on the Lebanese-Israeli border. The United States sent two aircraft carriers to the eastern Mediterranean primarily as a deterrence message to Iran and Hezbollah. A decision by Hezbollah
War broke out in the Middle East just as travelers converged on Marrakesh for the 2023 annual meetings, but you wouldn’t know it looking at the official documents—neither the G20 communique, or the World Bank or IMF Chairs’ summaries referenced the conflict. Instead, all three documents used the language on Ukraine from the G20 Leaders’
5 hours ago The Iran Update provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities abroad that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. It also covers events and trends that affect the stability and decision-making of the Iranian regime. The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the
5 hours ago October 16, 2023, 6pm ETClick here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.Click here to access ISW’s archive of interactive time-lapse maps of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These maps complement the static control-of-terrain map