Center for Strategic Communication

What We Are Reading… June 13, 2014

Obama weighs direct action against insurgents in Iraq Paul Ritcher, David Cloud / LA Times Facing the threat of sectarian conflict engulfing the Middle East, President Obama indicated Thursday that he may order direct military action in Iraq, a step he has ruled out...

Russian Propaganda Permeates International Borders

While the U.S. government maintains that Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the current situation in Ukraine clearly “violate the Ukrainian constitution and international law,” an extensive propaganda campaign facilitated by the Kremlin appears to be influencing a...