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Nad’a Kovalcikova on China’s Coronavirus Disinformation Efforts in Europe in Het Financieele Dagblad
Program Manager Nad'a Kovalcikova spoke to Dutch newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad about China's disinformation efforts in Europe during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as reports that an EEAS report on this disinformation was toned down under pre [...]
Ariane Tabatabai on How Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Play Politics With the Coronavirus in Foreign Affairs
Middle East Fellow Ariane Tabatabai argues in Foreign Affairs that the IRGC is using traditional and social media to assert its leadership and project itself as the guardian of public health and the champion of the fight against the invisible enemy [...]
Nad’a Kovalcikova on the Need for a European Public Sphere to Combat Disinformation in EURACTIV
Malign actors have been “rewriting the present” & entering the EU’s national public spheres to shape public opinion during the coronavirus pandemic. Program Manager Nad'a Kovalcikova argues that Europe needs to build a transnational, interoperab [...]
Ariane Tabatabai on Iran’s Attempt to Use the U.S. as a Scapegoat During the Coronavirus Pandemic in Vox
Iran is ramping up its fight against the United States. "Despite the crippling toll of the pandemic," Middle East Fellow Ariane Tabatabai and Colin P. Clarke write in Vox, "Tehran has continued to work tirelessly to eject the last remaining US force [...]
Laura Rosenberger on China’s Coronavirus Information Offensive in Foreign Affairs
Beijing is using new methods to spin the coronavirus pandemic to its advantage. “As it began to contain the outbreak within its own borders, Beijing launched an assertive external information campaign aimed at sculpting global discussion of its hand [...]
Ariane Tabatabai Discusses Coronavirus in Iran on ‘Babel’
The spread of the coronavirus has exacerbated tensions within the governmental system and between the system and the population, Middle East Fellow Ariane Tabatabai said on CSIS's podcast "Babel." Iranian state-backed media has been pushing the narr [...]
Laura Rosenberger Discusses Beijing’s Coronavirus Disinformation Campaign on NBC Nightly
As China works to control a resurgence of the coronavirus, U.S. intelligence officials warn that it’s continuing to spread misinformation about where the virus originated and the country’s response to the pandemic. The goal is to make people doubt t [...]
Laura Rosenberger Talks Coronavirus, Authoritarianism, and Democracy with The Bush Institute
Director Laura Rosenberger joined George W. Bush Institute to discuss the impact the coronavirus is having on political freedom and democratic institutions around the world. [...]
Laura Rosenberger on Making Cyberspace Safe for Democracy in Foreign Affairs
Democratic countries view information as an empowering force in the hands of people, while authoritarian systems see this model as a threat; they use surveillance, censorship, and information manipulation to shore up their power and weaken democrati [...]
Matt Schrader Discusses the CCP’s International Propaganda Goals on ‘ChinaTalk’
In the past few weeks, the Chinese Communist Party has shown how adept it is at weaving narratives that distract from its own failures in handling the coronavirus outbreak, China Analyst Matthew Schrader said on Lawfare’s “ChinaTalk” podcast. [...]
Lindsay Gorman on Beijing’s Technology Standard-Setting Offensive in Lawfare
The Chinese Communist Party has seized on the importance of international standards bodies for the dual and mutually reinforcing objectives of increasing national competitiveness and building international influence on technology adoption and norms [...]
Jessica Brandt on Beijing’s Viral Disinformation Activities for NED
Even as Beijing endeavors to promote itself as a responsible global player with an attractive governance model that renders it capable and willing to be a go-to provider of public goods during the coronavirus pandemic, China's leaders are increasing [...]