Sammelthread: Influence Ops around the world, brave new world of Fake News and Hybrid Warfare Einstellungen

[Nite]

Im Rahmen der Proteste in Neukaledonien (Teil des Collectivité d'outre-mer Polynésie française) spielt sich derzeit ein hin und her der Vorwürfe und Zurückweisungen zwischen Frankreich und Azerbaijan (!) ab. Konkret wirft Frankreich Azerbaijan vor zu versuchen, sowohl in Frankreich selber als auch in Neukaledonien, durch Fake News-Kampagnen Einfluss nehmen zu wollen.
Hintergrund soll azerischer Unmut über französische Waffen-Deals mit Armenien [politico] sein.

THE BAKU CONNECTION
How France became the target of Azerbaijan's smear campaign
What do the absence of French observers at Azerbaijan's February 7 presidential election, a group denouncing "French colonialism" and an online campaign targeting the 2024 Paris Olympics have in common? They are three facets of a new offensive strategy adopted by Azerbaijani diplomacy towards France. FRANCE 24 investigated this shift with the Forbidden Stories consortium and other media outlets as part of "The Baku Connection" project.
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Outrage over ‘French colonialism’ by the Azerbaijani state
In November 2023, a video highly critical of the organisation of the 2024 Paris Olympics emerged, sparking a media stir in France. According to VIGINUM, the French government agency for the defence against foreign digital interference, it was an influence campaign linked to "an actor close to Azerbaijan".

In its technical report, seen by FRANCE 24 and Forbidden Stories, VIGINUM concluded that the operation, amplified by fake sites and accounts on social media, is "likely to harm the fundamental interests of the nation".

On another, parallel track, Azerbaijan is promoting the claims of a new structure called the "Baku Initiative Group". Its members, independence fighters from French overseas territories and regions such as French Guiana, Martinique, New Caledonia and Guadeloupe, have been denouncing France's "colonisation� and “neocolonialism�, and have been calling for “decolonisation�.
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France 24

France Accuses Azerbaijan Of Interference In New Caledonia Riots
By AFP - Agence France Presse

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"This isn't a fantasy... I regret that some of the separatists have made a deal with Azerbaijan," Darmanin [frz. Innenminister] told broadcaster France 2, while adding that "even if there are attempts at interference... France is sovereign on its own territory, and so much the better".
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afp via. Barrons.com

Azerbaijan weist die Vorwürfe natürlich zurück:

May 16 2024 12:53:18
Azerbaijan rejects 'baseless' French claims of interference in New Caledonia
BAKU

Azerbaijan on Thursday rejected French accusations of "interference" in New Caledonia, the Pacific territory hit by deadly pro-independence riots in recent days.

"We completely reject the baseless accusations," Azerbaijan's foreign ministry spokesman Ayhan Hajizadeh said. "We refute any connection between the leaders of the struggle for freedom in Caledonia and Azerbaijan."
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Hurriyet

[Nite]

Fotos der Proteste in Neukaledonien von azerischen Websites (ohne Einordnung, lediglich zur Dokumentation:





“There is a Chinese curse which says, ‘May he live in interesting times.’ Like it or not, we live in interesting times …�
- Robert F. Kennedy

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[Merowinger]

Ich kann mir nicht helfen: Aserbaidschan bekommt von mir einen Punkt für Kreativität.

Der Beitrag wurde von Merowinger bearbeitet: 16. May 2024, 12:12

[Glorfindel]

Aserbaidschan ist auch ein Land (zusammen mit Katar und Kasachstan), welches versucht in Europa, auch in der Schweiz, Politiker für Lobby-Arbeit zu kaufen.

[Merowinger]

Nochmal die Frage: Tut Kasachstan dies weiterhin seit dem Wechsel an der Führungsspitze des Landes?

[Glorfindel]

Denke nicht oder nicht mehr so offensichtlich wie zuvor