In 1918, U.S. Senator Hiram Johnson reportedly declared: “The first casualty when war comes is truth.” Psychological operations (Psyops) are used by all countries engaging in conflict in the 21st century to inflict this particular “casualty.” Deliberate disinformation is spread to provoke fear and disruption of the opposing forces. Rumors collected by intelligence units are ...
Last week, after what appeared to be an attempted coup fueled by outside forces, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev asked for support from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). Russia and member state Kyrgyzstan immediately sent troops to bring about order and support Kazakh authorities. China also offered assistance. These three countries share a large land ...
The small country of Belarus is in the top 20 of the world’s weapons dealers/exporters since 2016. And they are aligned with Russia.