Geoshawk No.3 / 22 January

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1. Global:

   1. Three technology trends shaping 2024’s elections

   2. AI is destabilizing ‘the concept of truth itself’ in 2024 election

2. US:

   1. OpenAI bans bot impersonating US presidential candidate Dean Phillips

3. Russia:

   1. Professor of Political Theory Accused of Spying for Russia

   2. Russians recruited soldiers into "private army" using former Ukrainian President Poroshenko's name

   3. Russian parliament to challenge French assembly over 'French mercenaries' in Ukraine

4. MENA:

   1. Iran appears to spread misinformation to justify attacks on Erbil

   2. Hijacking truth: How OSINT in Gaza fell prey to groupthink

   3. Iran ‘Shoots Down’ Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder Near Baluchistan – A Fake News That Went Viral On Twitter

5. Caucasus:

   1. Armenia's PM Pashinyan Urges for New Constitution Reflecting Geopolitical Changes

   2. Agenda of next meeting of Azerbaijan-Armenia border delimitation commission announced

   3. Pashinyan expects assurances from Baku against future territorial claims on Yerevan

6. Central Asia:

   1. Astana talks on Syria to commence in Kazakhstan on Jan 24

   2. Kazakhstan to ban Russian TV executive from country in response to Telegram post about train station name changes

   3. EU concerned over recent raids and detentions of journalists in Kyrgyzstan