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Disinformation in the Global Arena: A Conversation with Peter Pomerantsev
In this episode of the Power 3.0 podcast, featured guest Peter Pomerantsev discusses how changes in the modern information environment have been exploited by malign actors and facilitated the spread of disinformation around the world.
Democracy and the Tech Revolution: A Conversation with Marietje Schaake
In this episode of the Power 3.0 podcast, featured guest Marietje Schaake discusses why democracy and human rights matter for the development and application of emerging technologies and offers ideas for identifying and establishing democratic governan...
Dictators in Moneyland: A Conversation with Oliver Bullough
In this episode of the Power 3.0 podcast, featured guest Oliver Bullough discusses how transnational kleptocracy—the process by which illicit money is stolen in one location, laundered through anonymous off-shore vehicles,
Contextualizing China’s Corrosive Capital: A Conversation with Martin Hala
In this episode of the Power 3.0 podcast, featured guest Martin Hala discusses the impact of China's economic and political investments in the Czech Republic and elsewhere in Central and Eastern Europe, revealing these investments' surprising ability t...
China’s Technology-Enhanced Authoritarianism: A Conversation with Samantha Hoffman
In this episode of the Power 3.0 podcast, featured guest Samantha Hoffman discusses how China’s authorities, driven by a preemptive concern for managing state security, are employing new technologies to augment authoritarianism,
Social Media and Risks to Digital Freedom: A Conversation with Ronald J. Deibert
In this episode of the Power 3.0 podcast, featured guest Ronald J. Deibert discusses the dramatic shift in perceptions of social media, which principally have been seen as providing space for free expression, democratic mobilization,
Digital Authoritarianism: A Conversation with Alina Polyakova
In this episode of the Power 3.0 podcast, featured guest Alina Polyakova discusses how authoritarian regimes have bet big on technology—including social media manipulation as well as new applications of artificial intelligence—as a tool to control poli...
Curbing Authoritarian Influence in Europe: A Conversation with Andrea Kendall-Taylor
In this episode of the Power 3.0 podcast, featured guest Andrea Kendall-Taylor reflects on the shifting landscape for democratic governance in Europe and assesses the impact of Russia and China’s authoritarian influence as they converge with one anothe...
The Intersection of Globalization and Polarization: A Conversation with Moisés Naím
In this episode of the Power 3.0 podcast, featured guest Moisés Naím discusses how illiberal political actors and authoritarian regimes are leveraging the increasingly complex globalized information space to exploit societal cleavages created by politi...
Democracy and the Illiberal Temptation: A Conversation with Marc Plattner
In this episode of the Power 3.0 podcast, featured guest Marc F. Plattner discusses the convergence of interests between elected populist leaders and resurgent authoritarians and the ways these actors are exploiting the crisis of confidence in politica...