On February 24 2022, Vladimir Putin escalated the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war and ordered troops to attack Ukraine, with the goal of “denazifying” the country. The invasion has since been bogged down, and Russia has become the target of broad international sanctions while the international community has largely backed Ukraine. To maintain control of the situation, [...]
As revealed by the Shin Bet and reported in Israeli media on January 12th, an Iranian intelligence officer used a profile on Facebook “Rambod Namdar” to pose as an Iranian Jew to cultivate relationships with Israelis and leverage these relationships to gain access to sensitive information. According to the Shin Bet, 5 Israelis befriended Namdar, [...]
A suggestion for introspection. Over twenty years ago, the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, gave a speech which has since been referred to as “The Spiderweb Speech.” In my eyes, this is a pivotal speech which portrays the current thinking of Israel’s adversaries regarding its strength and the paradox of its national resilience in the [...]
Geopolitical Background Between December 2010 and September 2021, President Alpha Conde was Guinea’s first democratically elected president. However, Conde initiated a referendum which was held on March 22nd, 2020 that allowed him to continue as president, despite the constitutionally mandated term limit. His subsequent reelection on October 18th, 2020 led to protests, eventually leading to [...]
Your Content Goes HereLike the Panama Papers, the Pandora Papers exposes information which could potentially damage public figures and leaders. Though some of the activity described in the newly disclosed information is not illegal, some of it is morally questionable, and some casts those mentioned in a highly negative light. — Read more on Percepto [...]
Sometimes, diametrically opposed actors find common ground and engage in similar messaging as part of an information strategy. Recently, we detected an unexpected convergence between Trump supporters, former Israeli PM Netanyahu supporters, Iran and Hamas. Though the perception that each one of these groups tries to propagate varies, they all utilized the same piece of [...]
