The Russia Connection
Did Mueller Fail?
Quinta Jurecic Mon, Nov 2, 2020, 11:46 AM
Returning to this question helps clarify the stakes as the country decides whether to grant Trump a second term.
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Social Media
Foreign Influence Operations After 2020
Emerson Brooking Wed, Oct 28, 2020, 11:26 AM
The past four years have seen extraordinary growth in the study of foreign influence and social media manipulation. Over the next four years, the field will need to move toward sustainability and equitability.
Social Media
Foreign Interference is a Strategy, Not a Tactic
Laura Rosenberger, Lindsay Gorman Mon, Oct 26, 2020, 11:32 AM
Authoritarians’ use of influence operations must be understood as part of a larger strategy to reshape the information space into one that is less democratic and more friendly to despots.
Social Media
The Media Has Overcorrected on Foreign Influence
Claire Wardle Mon, Oct 26, 2020, 11:11 AM
The continued focus on Russia, at the expense of domestic threats, is significant and dangerous.
Social Media
The Danger of Overstating the Impact of Information Operations
Yochai Benkler Fri, Oct 23, 2020, 1:01 PM
The evidence that there are Russian information operations aimed at the United States is overwhelming. But there is no publicly available evidence that establishes that these operations have made any difference worth caring about.
Social Media
Foreign Influence Operations and the 2020 Election: Framing the Debate
Josh A. Goldstein, Renee DiResta Fri, Oct 23, 2020, 1:01 PM
Introducing a series from the Stanford Internet Observatory on assessing the threat of foreign influence operations targeting the United States.
Social Media
Foreign Influence Operations Don't Need to Succeed to be Effective
Darren Linvill, Patrick Warren Fri, Oct 23, 2020, 1:01 PM
Information operations are sometimes sensationalized and overhyped by politicians and others to distract and confuse the public for their own political ends—but the threat persists and must be taken seriously.
The Russia Connection
John Ratcliffe’s Dangerous Declassification Game
Brian Greer Wed, Oct 7, 2020, 4:52 PM
If the Russian reporting disclosed by Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe is not disinformation, it only makes his actions look worse.
Congress
Senate Judiciary Holds Hearing on Oversight of the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation
Tia Sewell Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 10:03 AM
On Wednesday, September 30, at 10:00 a.m., the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a third hearing on oversight of the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation
The Russia Connection
Even More Questions About the Durham Investigation
Nathaniel Sobel Mon, Sep 14, 2020, 11:41 AM
Among other things, the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on Russian election interference and New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt’s book on the Russia investigation shed light on U.S. Attorney John Durham’s ongoing probe.