Geoshawk No.6 / 2 February
Hey! Welcome to Geoshawk, by Shawknews. Geoshawk curates recent information operations and geopolitics-related headlines in the Caucasus, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Russia, MENA, and the US.
Global:
There’s So Much Data Even Spies Are Struggling to Find Secrets (Bloomberg) (paywall)
China approves over 40 AI models for public use in past six months (Reuters)
US:
Russia:
Russian banks made a record $36.8 billion in profit last year, and even the central bank is surprised by it (Africa businessinsider)
Estonian general: Russia likely responsible for uptick in GPS jamming in Eastern Europe (yahoo)
Russia’s Attempt to Link Il-76 and MH17: Smart Disinfo or Self-Incrimination? (polygraph)
Russia bans Germany-based Russian Election Monitor as ‘undesirable’ organization (medusa)
Thousands from Russia-friendly party join anti-government protest in Moldova's capital (abcnews)
MENA:
Pro-Israel ‘surveillance’ group turning attention to Australia, leaked posts show (theguardian)
Live: Israel vows to move on to Rafah as Hamas weighs ceasefire proposal (france24)
Iran Slows Production of Enriched Uranium, the U.N.’s Nuclear Watchdog Says (NYT) (paywall)
Caucasus:
Billionaire taps ruling party chair as Georgia's next PM (eurasianet)
BP launches biggest ever survey of Azerbaijan oil field (eurasianet)
Armenia Proposes Updated Peace Terms to Azerbaijan, Baku Rejects (caucasuswatch)
Central Asia: