The Stanford Internet Observatory corroborates the reporting on this site about the role of Russian and Iranian intelligence agencies in the U..S. president election. As intelligence analyst Maysam Behravesh wrote on this blog, the reports blaming Iran for a Proud Boy threats against Democrats were hasty and unfounded, while Russian efforts have been abetted...
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Iran Awaits U.S. Vote With Strategic Patience, Tactical Interference
During the final US presidential debate on October 23, Democratic nominee Joe Biden threatened retaliation against those foreign actors that seek to interfere in the American electoral process and undermine voter confidence in its integrity. “They will pay a price if I’m elected,” the former US Vice President warned, specifically naming Russia, China and Iran....
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Beyond Trump: How South Korea’s Intelligence Service Will Quietly Push Peace Talks
Tensions between the two Koreas escalated again last month after a South Korean fisheries official, possibly attempting to defect, was shot dead by North Korean army troops after he swam across their disputed maritime border known as the Northern Limit Line. A shocked President Moon Jae-in, who has made engagement with North Korea the centerpiece...
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As Spy Chief Yossi Cohen Tilts to Trump, Mossad Fears Politicization
[To read this article in Hebrew, click מאת יוסי מל ] In the month before the U.S. presidential election, the Mossad and the entire Israeli intelligence community have been on high alert. Not to intervene in the elections in favor of one candidate, but to make sure that total silence is maintained and that no...
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Russian Intelligence Agencies Target the U.S. Vote, Abetted By Trump
[First in a Series: How Top World Intelligence Agencies Assess the US Election] Russian intelligence agencies – encouraged by the absence of any real U.S. pushback – are actively promoting disinformation about the U.S. presidential election, while seeking to hack into election systems, according to former CIA officers with Russian expertise and a wide variety...