Outside attempts to influence the parliamentary elections in Georgia in 2020 began long before the voters went to the polls. A multi-layered disinformation campaign was accompanied by cyber-attacks.
By Published April 29. Updated April 29 at 7:36 pm A Ukrainian serviceman reacts as he stands at a position on the frontline with Russia-backed separatists near Horlivka, Donetsk region, on April 21, 2021. Photo by
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Military tensions along the Russian-Ukrainian border reached a near-boiling point in recent weeks. During March-April, Moscow amassed as many as 110,000 troops and 56 permanent-readiness battalion tactical groups (BTG) close to eastern Ukrainian territory, according to the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, Colonel Kirill Budanov. These numbers are higher than the total Russian forces arrayed during the annexation of Crimea and military invasion of Donbas in 2014.
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Summary: Russia has long struggled to overcome its inability to retain talent for homegrown innovation and R&D. As a result, Russiaâs global activism leans heavily on tried-and-true tactics.
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How will the Kremlin’s tool kit evolve as emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deepfake forgeries become more widespread?
Russia has long struggled to overcome the constraints imposed by the country’s chronic inability to retain talent in support of homegrown innovation and R&D. That reality may consign it to a follower role in the technological realm. Russia’s global activism continues to lean heavily on tried-and-true tactics and capabilities that are popping up more frequently in a variety of far-flung venues. The blatant and often sloppy nature of such efforts suggests the Russian leaders
Escalation Around Donbas: Is the Ukrainian Army Prepared for Full-Scale Russian Aggression?
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Russian servicemembers board planes at Aganrog on the Sea of Azov in April 2021 (Source: PBS)
Military tensions along the Russian-Ukrainian border reached a near-boiling point in recent weeks. During March–April, Moscow amassed as many as 110,000 troops and 56 permanent-readiness battalion tactical groups (BTG) close to eastern Ukrainian territory, according to the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, Colonel Kirill Budanov. These numbers are higher than the total Russian forces arrayed during the annexation of Crimea and military invasion of Donbas in 2014 (Liga.net, April 14).
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