@evannahu

CEO at https://xitter.cf/t.co/1HTUYvmQAZ; Sr Advisor @IRIglobal; Sr Fellow @AtlanticCouncil, @aspeninstitute; Chairman @recodedofficial. 3xTCK.

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Zawahiri’s Death Is Anticlimactic to Al Qaeda's Demise

His moves as leader of the shrinking group were watched more by analysts than by jihadists

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humanity in war, or rather humanity in spite of war. fantastic dispatch by @KimDozier from Ukraine.
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@RollingStone14 Jul 2022
Replying to @RollingStone @KimDozier
Russia’s war machine marches on and the Ukrainian forces are overmatched and begging the West and Biden for more support, but on the ground the people have vowed to “fight like a wolfpack.” rol.st/3IC2wY6

‘We Will Kill Them Again’: As Russia Advances, Ukrainians Dig In

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has entered a terrible new phase, as the war machine advances and overmatched Ukrainians beg Biden for support.

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「小夜鶯，你忘了嗎？」 An ode to Ukraine, from a small group of ordinary people in southwestern China [Arranged and performed by 紅花綠葉樂團 h/t my friend Tzu-I Chuang]
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Just in: China's cyberspace regulator said they dispatched a team to Douban to correct its "serious" violations. One-line statement, the most strongly worded in tech crackdown I've seen.
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Ukrainian and allies influence is winning over the narratives peddled by Russia in the past two weeks.
Jeff Seldin@jseldin8 Mar 2022
NEW US intel assessment calls #Russia "1 of the most serious foreign influence threats..." @VOANews's look at how #Moscow is shifting its strategy, moving from state-run media to social media influencers w/insights from @evannahu, @SecureDemocracy voanews.com/a/russia-s-vaunt…

Russia’s Vaunted Influence Operations Bogged Down with Ukraine

Just like its military advance, Kremlin’s efforts to dominate information environment have not gone according to plan, although experts say Moscow still has plenty of tricks up its sleeve 

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Traffic to Signal exceeded Telegram in Ukraine for the first time.
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After Omelas' research into YouTube’s financial dealings with Russia’s information warfare apparatus, YouTube announced it would pause monetization of Russian state channels: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Google Faces Sanctions Dilemma With Pro-Russia YouTube Channels

With sanctions on Russia ramping up following its invasion of Ukraine, Google’s YouTube is under pressure to remove or cut commercial ties with some of its most prolific pro-Russian channels.

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On this day 2012, Journalist #MarieColvin & photographer #RémiOchlik were killed in an attack by #Assad regime on Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs. Among others, Colvin was reporting on the regime's crimes & suffering of civilians. Thinking of them & their families today.. #syria – at Berlin, Germany
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Russia’s state-owned media orgs unleashed a tidal wave of disinformation on Ukraine at Spanish speakers in January, per analysis provided to @ForeignPolicy. Kremlin-backed outlets outperformed their US counterparts on clicks by a more than 3-to-1 margin. foreignpolicy.com/2022/02/09…

Russia Has Taken Over Spanish-Language Airwaves on Ukraine

Kremlin-owned outlets are winning the information war with Spanish speakers.

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Our research shows the dominance of Russian narratives about Ukraine in Spanish. An ominous sign for LatAm, especially Venezuela: foreignpolicy.com/2022/02/09… Thanks for the write-up @JackDetsch @ForeignPolicy

Russia Has Taken Over Spanish-Language Airwaves on Ukraine

Kremlin-owned outlets are winning the information war with Spanish speakers.

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“Once we procure technologies, we need to look at the integration. We don’t want tech to sit there a be a shiny new object… It’s great that we have AI, but we actually have to use it, & in order to do that we need to foster trust & resilience.”—@evannahu #ForwardDefense
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Evanna Hu @evannahu, CEO and Partner - Omelas and Nonresident Senior Fellow at @ACScowcroft at @AtlanticCouncil, for "Middle East security in a changing world": bit.ly/3k44Gor
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My take on the evacuation situation in Afghanistan. Our work continues. Thanks @JackDetsch for covering this.
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@ForeignPolicy3 Oct 2021
Afghans who worked for the U.S. government and are now in hiding say their chances of evading capture by the Taliban are decreasing by the day. buff.ly/3A1OM38
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10 years ago, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was officially repealed, but the impact of this policy lingered and STILL affects LGBTQ+ veterans. Chairman @RepMarkTakano is working to ensure VA recognizes and cares for all LGBTQ+ veterans who have worn our country's uniform.
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Urgent message for Amcits/Afghans out 2240 Kabul time Wed from @evannahu “There’s a rumor that there’s a bus from Serena Hotel to HKIA with my email listed as the POC. I don't know ANYTHING about this bus. It’s a TRAP. Please do NOT send your Afghans-at-risk to the Serena”
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On Capitol Hill, congressional offices have transformed their constituent services into a desperate attempt to get vulnerable Afghans and US citizens into the Kabul airport. Inside the Hill and NGO efforts to help those trapped in Afghanistan cnn.com/2021/08/20/politics/…
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What we have been doing in Afghanistan. Thanks for the tweet @KimDozier!
Kim Dozier ✍️@KimDozier20 Aug 2021
The Afghan Evacuation Coordination Team is ex-officials, aid workers & volunteers working to evacuate US & at-risk Afghans through non-governmental chartered flights. If you want to volunteer or have a chartered plane: please sign up here. via @evannahu afgevac.org/
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Atlantic Council experts Irfan Nooruddin, @BarryPavel, @WillWechsler, & @evannahu – many of whom have spent many years in the trenches on Afghanistan policy – weigh in on the fall of Kabul. atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ne…

Experts react: The Taliban has taken Kabul. Now what?

Atlantic Council experts, many of whom have spent many years in the trenches on Afghanistan policy, weigh in on the fall of Kabul.

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Diving into the world of influence operation and public diplomacy- great conversation with Min Mitchell of @RadioFreeAsia and @naimagreenriley of Harvard University for @StateDept's Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. Transcript + minutes here: state.gov/acpd-official-meet…
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Thanks for having me on @ScottSAmyx!
Scott Amyx@ScottSAmyx13 Jul 2021
Interview with Evanna Hu CEO of Omelas and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council traffic.libsyn.com/innovatin…
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