Information Warfare Watch No. 39
Turkey turns up the heat;
Russia blocks YouTube, finally;
Hamas weaponizes war messaging...;
...And manipulates Palestinian public opinion
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Publications
Identifying the Next TikTok: Which Apps Could Washington Target Next?
Congress passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the Act). The Act specifically mentions ByteDance and TikTok, which means that they and their subsidiaries are required to divest. However, the law's scope is not limited to just TikTok and ByteDance. The Act broadly applies foreign ownership restrictions to apps operating within the United States. Specific attention is given in this paper to WeChat and Temu.
Russia Policy Monitor No. 2644
Nationalist sentiment, regional divisions resurface;
Russia's youth rage against the war machine;
Nervous in Norway;
Europe draws a red line...;
...As Moscow leans into its alliance with Tehran
China Policy Monitor No. 1607
China should take its land back from Russia – Taipei;
Former aide to New York governors was a Chinese agent;
South Korean official sold secrets to China;
To build a "strong military," China merges its top shipbuilders;
China expands its polar presence
The US sends wrong signals on Israel and democracy
President Biden recently declared that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not doing enough to reach a deal with Hamas to free the hostages the terrorist organization has been holding since last Oct. 7. This pronouncement was both ill-targeted and ill-timed, proving once again that Washington often doesn’t know when and when not to meddle in the affairs of other nations.