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class=null>Empowering NATO to Counter
Authoritarian<BR>Mis- and Disinformation</H2>
<P
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and its members are facing a growing threat in the
form of Mis-, Dis-, and Mal- information (MDM)
campaigns that can be traced back to authoritarian
regimes and their proxies. Much of this
“weaponized” information seems aimed at weakening
confidence in member governments and in the
Alliance itself. While Russia poses the most
immediate threat, China and others are also
engaged in these antidemocratic campaigns.</P>
<P
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McCain Institute for International Leadership at
Arizona State University has harnessed both its
international network and an Intelligence
Dashboard to analyze and map out public awareness
of disinformation threats, and then project
actionable findings and policy recommendations
throughout the period of
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How often NATO is mentioned alongside Russia,
China, or MDM?</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P
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McCain Institute has created an interactive
dashboard displaying unique data on public
perception of NATO and mis- and
disinformation. The dashboard analyzes
millions of sources (Twitter, Facebook, blogs,
news sites and other social media) to measure the
volume and trend of the conversations around
NATO.</P>
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the full dashboard </EM><A
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Facing
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event convened transatlantic experts to build
public awareness of MDM, communicate NATO’s
importance (particularly to youth), and pursue
forward-looking, evidence-based, and trust-based
policymaking. Informed by their professional
experiences and backgrounds, this panel discussed
MDM issues that affect NATO countries. The experts
also addressed actionable findings and policy
recommendations on how NATO can combat, counter,
and explain MDM threats.</P>
<P
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Thornton, Director & Senior Fellow, the
Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German
Marshall Fund<BR><BR>Jamie Fly, President and
Chief Executive Officer, Radio Free Europe/Radio
Liberty<BR><BR>Harry Nedelcu, Policy Director,
Rasmussen Global
<P
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Fagan, Human Rights and Democracy Programs
Director, McCain Institute
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conversation was centered around the future of
NATO in the face of Russian aggression, as seeing
in Ukraine. The panelists also spoke about ways to
push back against Russian narratives about the
aims of the NATO alliance and misleading Russian
claims about territories in Eastern Europe.</P>
<P
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Jüri Luik,<STRONG> </STRONG>Estonian
Permanent Representative to NATO<BR><BR>Dr. Evelyn
Farkas, Executive Director, McCain
Institute<BR><BR>Edward
Lucas,<STRONG> </STRONG>Nonresident Senior
Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis
<P
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Kramer, Managing Director for Global Policy at the
George W. Bush Institute
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discussion focused on the future of NATO’s
approach to China in the aftermath of Russia’s
invasion of Ukraine. The panelists also touched on
how Russia’s invasion has impacted China’s
relationship with Russia and with their own
neighbors.</P>
<P
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Pavilionis, Member of the Lithuanian
Parliament<BR><BR>Bobo Lo, Nonresident Senior
Fellow with the Democratic Resilience Program at
the Center for European Policy
Analysis<BR><BR>Jakub Janda, Associate Fellow at
Slovak Security Policy Institute
<P
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Fagan, Human Rights and Democracy Programs
Director, McCain Institute
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event convened the next generation of NATO’s
leaders who discussed Western policy options, and
how NATO member states can maintain a unified
transatlantic response to Russian aggression. The
panelists also addressed how NATO must now
reconsider both its strategic confrontation with
the Kremlin, and how it upholds the alliance’s
promise of collective security.</P>
<P
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<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Tiina
Uudeberg, Undersecretary for Defence Planning
Estonian Ministry of Defence<BR> </DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Yordan
Bozhilov, Deputy Minister of Defense,
Republic of Bulgaria</DIV>
<P
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<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Pedro
Pizano, Program Manager, Human Rights &
Democracy, McCain
Institute</DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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program was funded in part by a grant from the
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