The late Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov offered a doctrine in contrast to the doctrine of Russian Army General Valery Gerasimov. Both doctrines were meant to improve the military stance of Russia on the world stage. Is Russia using these doctrines today? Robert J. Marks and Denise Simon discuss maskirovka, deepfakes, and the Primakov doctrine.

Show Notes

• 00:48 | Introducing Denise Simon, Senior Research / Intelligence Analyst for Foreign and Domestic Policy
• 01:26 | The Gerasimov doctrine
• 03:21 | The Primakov doctrine
• 04:28 | Maskirovka and deepfakes
• 05:46 | Russian artificial intelligence
• 08:17 | Russian video and audio deepfakes
• 10:04 | Eliot Higgins’ investigations
• 12:21 | Use of robotics and AI by Russia
• 13:46 | Responding to these technological threats

Additional Resources

• Denise Simon’s blog
• The Denise Simon Experience
• Valery Gerasimov at Wikipedia
• Yevgeny Primakov at Encyclopædia Britannica
• Maskirovka at Wikipedia
• Deepfakes at Wikipedia
• “AI in War Means Deepfakes as Well as Killerbots” by Denise Simon at Mind Matters News
• Eliot Higgins at Wikipedia
• “Do Bots Spreading False News Really Threaten Democracy” by Denyse O’Leary at Mind Matters News