Search: Middle East,Russia,Media,Intelligence (3 materials)

American Jihadi: Why Westerners Fight with the Islamic State

Media outlets and government circles both cringe and squirm when the subject of Westerners leaving the West to go fight in Syria ... ... those horrified by the images of beheadings and immolation, understanding this process (and more importantly the failure of the intelligence community and state department to make inroads against it) requires one to accept something most Americans cannot: ...

18.04.2015

The Saudi Bait-and-Switch

Western media members are currently basking in what to them seems to be ... ....’ When you look deeper into the multiple foreign-policy, intelligence, and global political layers of this decision, however,... ... put greater teeth into the American sanctions imposed against Russia, as it has hurt the Russian ruble significantly. Sanctions ... ... high economic ‘political finance,’ especially in the Middle East when it comes to global energy markets. Saudi Arabia ...

06.01.2015

Spies Don't Tweet: Why Social Media is Only a Grassroots Tool

The Intelligence Community, regardless of regime type, has famously always tried to co-opt and ultimately adopt advancements and evolutions in technology, especially in terms of media. Newspapers, radio, and television have long been appropriated in order to influence, massage, and outright manipulate messages and events important to the national interest. Often the question is not so much whether a country’s intelligence ...

21.05.2014

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
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    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
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