Information War Series

War Update: No Ukrainian Girlfriend for You

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 by Ian Kummer

The Battle for Donbass has begun. Let’s review the things that have happened so far, and the things that will likely happen… which do NOT include you getting a Ukrainian girlfriend. Sorry)

The Godless Empire: Evil Cannot Create Anything New, Only Corrupt What Good Created

April 16, 2022 by Ian Kummer

Washington has long practiced the art of radicalizing other cultures, turning them into disposable human weapons, and have become exceptionally good at it. Let’s talk about Ukraine’s ISIS-style propaganda video that emerged earlier this week.

Soviet Deep Battle and OODA Loops in the Ukraine

April 10, 2022April 5, 2022 by Ian Kummer

A reader sent me this interesting story about Winter-20, a large tabletop exercise in Poland to simulate a Russian invasion. The setup and its outcome were both interesting. Poland started the wargame with large advantages, namely, a futuristic arsenal of F-35s and souped-up Leopard tanks that doesn’t exist, and might never exist at all. Despite this edge, they lost badly. The pro-Russia crowd was of course very happy with this outcome. I dislike the idea and think it paints a very wrong picture, and here’s why.

We Seriously Underestimated Russia; Our Own Propaganda is Killing Us

April 5, 2022April 2, 2022 by Ian Kummer

We severely underestimated Russia; our own propaganda is killing us

Remember when American analysts painted a very specific picture of the Russian armed forces, and it was proven completely wrong? The media seems to have memory-holed literally everything we’ve said about Russia for the past eight years, but I remember.

Winning the information war in Ukraine

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 by Ian Kummer

This article is the next entry in my series Why Russia is Not Losing the Information War. The West has undeniably generated far more disinformation than Russia. As I have observed previously, this is likely the single biggest disinformation campaign in history. But generating more noise isn’t the same as winning, is it? Anti-NATO outlets … Read more