Editorial: It remains likely that 2017 will see the elimination of the Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate as a territorial entity. But what may be more important to the security of the Middle East as well as the West is whether Turkey and Iraq are further destabilized. That will depend in part on whether the Islamic State can continue to mount devastating terrorist attacks like those of last weekend. The decisive factor, however, will be whether Mr. Erdogan and Mr. Abadi are able to embrace more constructive domestic policies. – Washington Post
Bill Gertz writes: Russian information warfare capabilities are among the most advanced of any nation and are built on a foundation of similar operations honed to perfection during the Soviet Union, a period that stretched from 1917 to 1991. American intelligence officials believe the current government unit in charge of Moscow’s information warfare programs is the Federal Security Service, which in the 2010s emerged as the most powerful spy agency in Moscow, eclipsing the civilian SVR foreign spy service and the once-powerful military spy agency known as GRU. – Washington Times
Anna Borshchevskaya writes: Putin remains committed to undermining the West, as he was from the very beginning when he came to power. The West lacks moral and strategic clarity towards Russia, and once again fails to underestimate the damage such lack of vision might cause. - Forbes
Anna Borshchevskaya writes: Putin remains committed to undermining the West, as he was from the very beginning when he came to power. The West lacks moral and strategic clarity towards Russia, and once again fails to underestimate the damage such lack of vision might cause. - Forbes
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