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Ariane Tabatabai Discusses the Future of U.S.-Iranian Relations on ‘Skimm This’
Middle East Fellow Ariane Tabatabai joined The Skimm's "Skimm This" to discuss the recent killing of a top Iranian nuclear scientist and how that might impact the incoming Biden administration's plans. [...]
David Levine in Electionline: Protecting Election Workers Is Critical To Securing Our Elections
While much has been reported about the security of the 2020 election, there is one critical area many news reports are missing—the security and protection of the people carrying out the election, and that has fallen woefully short. Securing election [...]
Ariane Tabatabai in Foreign Policy: How Will Iran React to Another High-Profile Assassination?
The killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a top nuclear scientist, will complicate the incoming Biden administration’s efforts to renew the nuclear deal—and could lead to escalation. Last Friday, Iran announced that an important player in its security app [...]
Ariane Tabatabai on the Assassination of One of Iran’s Top Nuclear Officials on NPR
An Iranian scientist, who U.S. intelligence says is one of Iran's top nuclear officials, has been assassinated. Middle East Fellow Ariane Tabatabai spoke to NPR's Ari Shapiro about the news. [...]
Zack Cooper in Fulcrum Singapore: Mind the Gap: Biden’s Opportunity to Reengage Southeast Asia
The Biden administration will need to get both its words and actions right to rebuild trust in the USA in Southeast Asia. What awaits the Biden administration in Southeast Asia? Although the Trump administration trumpeted its efforts in Vietnam, th [...]
Nad’a Kovalčíková on the Coronavirus Infodemic: Using and Abusing Information Space
DROG interviewed Fellow and Program Manager Nad'a Kovalčíková about China's role in the coronavirus infodemic as part of its crash course on coronavirus disinformation. [...]
Zack Cooper for Lowy Institute: Back To The Future: Will Biden’s Asia Policy Come Full Circle?
Many of America’s friends in Asia have high expectations for the incoming administration of Joe Biden. Biden has, after all, signalled that the region will be a top priority and promised to “build a united front of US allies and partners to confront [...]
Bret Schafer Discusses Parler’s Growing User Base on Newsy
The app's main draw is its hands-off content moderation approach. Experts worry that can lead to harmful false information spreads on other platforms. Parler, the social media platform marketed as a “free speech social network” with a hands-off appro [...]
Ariane Tabatabai and Ambassador Wendy Sherman on the Future of U.S. Foreign Policy
After four years of “America First,” President-Elect Biden recently declared: “America is Back.” In other words, U.S. foreign policy is on the verge of change. On this episode, Ariane Tabatabai, the Middle East Fellow at GMF’s Alliance for Securing [...]
Follow the Money: Josh Rudolph Discusses Covert Foreign Money on ‘The Power Vertical’
Malign Finance Fellow Josh Rudolph joined "The Power Vertical" to discuss the findings of his new report, Covert Foreign Money. They’ve granted loans to a French political party. They’ve spread around oil profits in Italy. They’ve given material s [...]
David Levine on Making Our Next Election More Secure in The Fulcrum
ASD Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine discusses what, in light of 2020, we can do to make upcoming elections even more secure in an article in The Fulcrum. [...]
Bret Schafer Discusses Information, Disinformation, and Distortion on ‘Cityforum Podcast’
Fake news, disinformation and distortion seem to be everywhere. Is this the end of civilization? How much does it all matter and what can we do about it? Listen to this podcast discussion involving: Carl Miller, Research Director at DEMOS and Author [...]