I am teaching COMM 5610 – IT & Global Conflict this semester at the University of Utah. I’ve started putting together a weekly newsletter for my students with updates on topics covered during the semester. Here are the updates from this week: Cyber North Korea is relying on the internet more, creating an opening for the US North Korea's Illicit Cyber … [Read more...] about IT & Global Conflict – News of Note This Week
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IT & Global Conflict – News of Note This Week
I am teaching COMM 5610 – IT & Global Conflict this semester at the University of Utah. I’ve started putting together a weekly newsletter for my students with updates on topics covered during the semester. Here are the updates from this week: Historical Background Technological Optimism and the Imagined Future: Implications for Warfare RMA & Network-Centric … [Read more...] about IT & Global Conflict – News of Note This Week
IT & Global Conflict – News Of Note This Week
I am teaching COMM 5610 - IT & Global Conflict this semester at the University of Utah. I've started putting together a weekly newsletter for my students with updates on topics covered during the semester. Here are the updates from this week: Online Disinformation & Fake News Playing on Kansas City Radio: Russian Propaganda … [Read more...] about IT & Global Conflict – News Of Note This Week
Coup Watch: There Will Be Blood
Over the last two days, American political discourse has taken a dangerous turn. Led by far-right media and now amplified by the President himself, American political debate now resounds with serious talk of coup d'etat, treason, and civil war. We must be prepared for the likelihood of even more political violence than we have seen thus far. Over the last week, President … [Read more...] about Coup Watch: There Will Be Blood
Resources on Houthi Drone Capabilities
International news media is today reporting an alleged Houthi drone attack on Saudi oil facilities. Many of the stories I have read do not say much about Houthi drone capabilities and past use of drones. The following sources provide background on that topic: Caleb Weiss, "Analysis: Houthi drone strikes in Saudi Arabia and Yemen," Long War Journal (8/6/19), … [Read more...] about Resources on Houthi Drone Capabilities