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‘False flag’ operations are as old as war itself – and are legal under the rules of war.
Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
Western analysts believe Russia’s accusations are a ‘false flag’ operation designed to shift the blame for any use of WMDs on to Ukraine.
Attacking your own side and blaming your foe has a long history and a firm grip on the popular imagination. But the internet makes it difficult to pull off – and less desirable.
Attacking your own side and blaming your foe has a long history and a firm grip on the popular imagination. But the internet makes it difficult to pull off – and less desirable.
Machine learning isn’t reliable enough yet – and it’s short-sighted to only train this detection tech on jihadi content.
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