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Mar 8, 2019

#DisinfoWeek Madrid 2019

Atlantic Council #DisinfoWeek Madrid 2019  

New Atlanticist

Mar 8, 2019

Is regulation of social media companies the answer to disinformation?

By David A. Wemer

Governments “only have their word” as evidence that social media companies are adequately addressing the disinformation threat, MP Damian Collins says.

Disinformation

New Atlanticist

Mar 8, 2019

How to kill a disinformation narrative: Make it a whodunit

By David A. Wemer

Ben Nimmo suggested that too many policy makers are focused on disinformation as an information warfare problem rather than “narrative warfare.”

Disinformation English

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Mar 7, 2019

#DisinfoWeek Athens 2019

Atlantic Council #DisinfoWeek Athens 2019  

UkraineAlert

Mar 7, 2019

What a $2.8 Million scheme to rip off the state says about corruption in Ukraine

By Matthew Kupfer

Fictional houses, “dead souls,” but real embezzlement — it sounds like the plot of a horror film. But it’s actually a corruption scheme that ran for over eight years in Ukraine’s Kirovograd Oblast. From 2009 to 2017, the management of the regional gas distribution company, Kirovogradgaz, inserted hundreds of fictional addresses into its electronic billing […]

Corruption Oil and Gas

New Atlanticist

Mar 7, 2019

The Western Balkans: A growing disinformation battleground

By David A. Wemer

The region has been increasingly targeted by foreign-backed and homegrown disinformation in recent years, made worse by deep public mistrust of governmental institutions.

Disinformation The Balkans

New Atlanticist

Mar 7, 2019

US ambassador to EU promises transatlantic unity in disinformation fight

By David A. Wemer

“We are determined not to allow the Kremlin to undermine our democratic institutions,” Sondland said.

Disinformation European Union

UkraineAlert

Mar 6, 2019

Could Zelenskiy be a reformer?

By Alexander J. Motyl

Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy tops the polls in Ukraine and may be the next president. Some argue that Zelenskiy is the country’s only shot at reform and that he might be able to break the old system.     Could Zelenskiy be a reformer? The short answer is: No. Here’s why. The American political scientist, Samuel Huntington, […]

Elections Political Reform

New Atlanticist

Mar 5, 2019

How do you defeat disinformation? Tackle demand, not just supply

By David A. Wemer

“Unless demand is also addressed,” Ana Palacio argued, “we are in for a very, very long and maybe interminable war.”

Disinformation Southern & Southeastern Europe

UkraineAlert

Mar 5, 2019

European involvement with Nord Stream 2 is a deal with the devil

By Stephen Blank

Apart from the bypassing of Ukraine and the potential corrupting of German politics, Nord Stream 2 essentially forces German and Eastern European states and customers to subsidize Russian state expenses and unwittingly assist in Naftogaz’s destruction.

Energy Markets & Governance European Union
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