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Tag: counter-propaganda
Stavanger 2015—Looking Ahead to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (Pt. 1)
Ian is discussing the major subjects of the upcoming NATO Parliamentary Assembly in a short series.
Exploring Strategies to Counter Disinformation Effectively
Excerpt: As the Ukraine crisis has demonstrated, we should not assume that freedom of information necessarily leads to a more open or democratic society. Information can be harnessed and manipulated by authoritarian regimes in order to generate confusion and undermine trust in government, often with unpredictable and destabilizing effects on society.
Information: The Perfect Weapon in Today’s Wired World, A Three-Part Series
In the final installment of a three-part series, Jenny looks at “countering disinformation campaigns” during the Cold War, and the lessons we can learn from them.