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In today‘s #ZOiS_Spotlight @oonuch.bsky.social and I share insights from our survey research on Ze‘s high approval ratings and list all the main reasons why elections now would be undemocratic.

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Farida Rustamova's (@faridaily.bsky.social) sources confirm that Putin has postponed his address to the Russian parliament due to his planned meeting with Trump. Clearly, from the Kremlin's perspective, this is seen as a momentous opportunity to formulate an optimistic message t.me/faridaily24/...

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Exclusive: President Trump's nominee as Air Force Secretary, currently a top official at the national spy satellite agency, arranged a multibillion-dollar contract solicitation in a way that favored Elon Musk's SpaceX, according to seven people familiar with the contract reut.rs/4b7MUKt

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As we move into the second month of the year, Frontelligence Insight has prepared an early assessment report covering recent developments on the frontlines and within both Ukrainian and Russian military forces. Below are some key highlights from the report. 1/ 🧵Thread:

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I have a lot of respect for those who defend human rights, campaign for dialogue and remind us what matters most. Ukrainian and Russian HRD started the campaign: People First. Please sign: people1st.online

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Spoofing means manipulation of GPS signals with potentially severe consequences. Advice at the end of the article: bring compass and maps when in the area on the ground - just to be sure.

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Alexandra Prokopenko and Alexander Kolyandr are pushing back against claims that a credit crisis is imminent in Russia due to subsidized loan programmes, underlining also that these benefit a range of industries, not only defense plants. en.thebell.io/no-russia-is...

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International business as usual will not stop this process: Clear analysis by Y. Trofimov: With the postwar international order in decline, Russia, China and the U.S. are aiming to carve up the planet in a new age of empire, writes the WSJ’s Yaroslav Trofimov. www.wsj.com/world/in-a-n...

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NEW REPORT: The Kremlin is in the endgame of a decades-long strategic effort to de facto annex Belarus, which will permanently augment Russia’s military and economic capabilities to pursue its revanchist geopolitical objectives against the United States and NATO. (🧵1/5)

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The practice of throttling YouTube will soon serve as best practice in other countries. Legal and technological building blocs are shared already and promote repressive standard-setting.

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A very balanced and well-informed analysis of the Russian economy. If interest rates stay high, the state's role in the economy will even grow beyond 65% of GDP.

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The UN General Assembly has just adopted (without a vote) the new, much debated Convention against Cybercrime (see here undocs.org/A/79/460) The signing ceremony will take place in Hanoi in 2025

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Meduza explains how Russian lawmakers just adopted legislation making it possible to list anyone as a "terrorist and extremist" on the mere suspicion of spreading “fake news” or “discrediting” the military and authorities.

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Att: @spignal.bsky.social @shashj.bsky.social

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Norway is probing the market in the lead-up to the expected long-range air defence project. Raytheon among others has received a Request for Price and Availability. Kongsberg has also claimed that they will be able to deliver a NASAMS long-range capability. www.tu.no/artikler/for...

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I wrote a lengthy response (open access!) to this essay by Sarty. "Misreading Russia" is the latest in the literary tradition of "getting Russia wrong," in which the West worries incessantly about all the things it made Russia do by not understanding it. A not-so-short 🧵 doi.org/10.22215/cje...

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YouTube is probably giving in into pressure from Roskomnadzor in 🇷🇺. At it's request, Youtube is asking more than 300 bloggers to delete videos that explain how blocking can be circumvented via VPN. Information about this has recently been banned by law. www.rbc.ru/technology_a...

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A detailed analysis of the updated version of Russia's basic principles of nuclear deterrence. Useful threat in order to counter half-informed discussions on the matter.

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#CivicsAndCynics explores global politics through the lens of digital technology. By @Pathto_Power project at @HPI_DE, Dr.Umer Jan & Dr.Jamie Ranger with Dr. Niloufer Siddiqui & Dr. Kiran Garimella unpack misinformation's impact on South Asia's politics. 👉https://bit.ly/4eLubVv

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I made a starter pack for public interest technology, critical data studies, and related fields. LMK who else I should add, please. #PublicInterestTech #PublicInterestTechnology #DataforSocialGood go.bsky.app/He8HTaC

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For nearly 3yrs journalists have called regularly to ask: how will Ru respond to the West doing X to help Ukraine? Now no one is calling me to ask: How will the West respond to this obvious Ru escalation? Instead, the media is discussing stuff like this:

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Grozev is full of cheer today

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In der Nacht waren wieder Schwärme tödlicher Drohnen über der Ukraine unterwegs. In solchen Nächten hängst du übermüdet am Handy, schläfst wieder ein, wachst von Explosionen auf und schläfst dann gar nicht mehr. Zeit, um über die Schieflage der deutschen Debatte nachzudenken. 1/6

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After observing Russian "elections" upon invitation of the CEC of Russia, the chairman of the Tunisian election commission ISIE has signed a MoU with its Russian counterpart. Focus of the cooperation shall be the use of modern technologies, the exchange of experiences and trainings.

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The Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime presented its Key Positions on the draft UN Cybercrime Treaty yesterday at the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Berlin. globalinitiative.net/wp-content/u... The treaty runs a real risk of damaging efforts to prevent counter organised crime.

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