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Turning the Tables on Russian Disinformation in Ukraine: A Conversation with Jakub Kalenský
Like other autocratic actors, the Kremlin deploys disinformation to confuse the public, attract allies, escape accountability, and strengthen its hold on power. Yet a documented intensification of dis
Can Democratic Norms Catch Up with AI Surveillance? A Conversation with Vidushi Marda
Through tools such as facial recognition cameras and social media monitoring software, artificial intelligence (AI) is offering governments new ways to keep tabs on peoples conversations, movements,
Countering Kleptocracy After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: A Conversation with Jason Sharman
Russias war in Ukraine highlighted the transnational impact of kleptocracy in financing and empowering autocratic regimes. Russian oligarchs living abroad were sanctioned and stepped down from the bo
We’re Back! Relaunching Power 3.0
Welcome back to the Power 3.0 podcast! Here at Power 3.0, we explore how new forms of authoritarian influence are reshaping the contest over democratic values. On monthly episodes, well be talking wi
Containing COVID-19 Disinformation: A Conversation with Three Experts
In this episode of the Power 3.0 podcast, International Forum program officer Dean Jackson interviews three experts about how COVID-19 has accelerated disinformation challenges that undermine the integrity of the information space,
China, the Party, and the World: A Conversation with Mareike Ohlberg
In this episode, featured guest Mareike Ohlberg discusses how the Chinese Communist Party targets decision makers abroad through a mix of coercive, corrupting, and censorship-inducing strategies, with the aim of influencing narratives about the Party’s...
The Changing Global Media Landscape (Part II): A Conversation with Claire Wardle
In this episode of the Power 3.0 podcast, featured guest Claire Wardle discusses how the rapid spread of misinformation and disinformation has disrupted the global media space and offers suggestions for how journalists, media, digital platforms,
The Changing Global Media Landscape (Part I): A Conversation with Jamie Fly
In this episode of the Power 3.0 podcast, featured guest Jamie Fly discusses mounting pressures facing independent media outlets around the world, ranging from intensifying economic constraints resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic,
Beijing’s Mask Diplomacy and Power Plays in Europe: A Conversation with Lucrezia Poggetti
In this episode of the Power 3.0 podcast, featured guest Lucrezia Poggetti discusses the evolving dynamics of Beijings influence operations in the European Unionand in her own native Italyin the co
Breaking the Truth: A Conversation with Samuel Woolley
In this episode of the Power 3.0 podcast, featured guest Samuel Woolley discusses how human psychology helps drive individuals to share, consume, and believe disinformation, how these processes are already impacting politics globally,