A nation where leaders and a large chunk of the population either can’t tell fact from fiction — or deliberately won’t — can be exploited, whether internally by opportunists or externally by adversaries. This was the weakness Russia manipulated to tip the 2016 election in Trump’s favor with a disinformation campaign that cost about $100 million, the price of a single F-35 stealth fighter.
Darrell Bricker, PhD, the CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, discusses the latest global security poll unveiled at the opening of the 2019 Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada, with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Our coverage was sponsored by Boeing and Leonardo DRS.
Mikhail Kasyanov, Russia’s former prime minister who is now the leader of the People’s Freedom Party, discusses the outlook for democracy in Russia in the wake of demonstrations across the nation with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2019 Halifax International Security Forum where our coverage was sponsored by Boeing and Leonardo DRS.
Josef Joffe, PhD, the editor of Die Zeit and a senior fellow at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, discusses the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, what’s been accomplished and what’s next for Europe with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2019 Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada. Our coverage is sponsored by Boeing and Leonardo DRS.
Peter Van Praagh, the president of the Halifax International Security Forum, discusses key takeaways from the 2019 gathering in Nova Scotia, Canada, the fight for democracy in Hong Kong and around the world, and the Forum’s year-long effort to craft a global China strategy with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at 2019 Halifax International Security Forum. Our coverage was sponsored by Boeing and Leonardo DRS.
Figo Chan, vice convener for Hong Kong’s Civil Human Rights Front and organizer of the 2 million person march for democracy in June 2019, discusses Hong Konger’s struggle for democracy, the need for global support for justice and legislative elections with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2019 Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada. Our coverage was sponsored by Boeing and Leonardo DRS. Chan accepted the HISF’s annual John McCain Prize for Leadership in Public Service what was awarded to the people of Hong Kong.
Jason Rezaian, Washington Post reporter who was held captive by Iranian authorities for 18 months And wrote “Prisoner: My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison,” discusses protests across Iran, outlook for democracy, and pressing Tehran to abide by international norms with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2019 Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada. Our coverage was sponsored by Boeing and Leonardo DRS.
Harjit Singh Sajjan, Canada’s new reappointed minister of national defense, discusses the Trudeau government’s plan to sharply increase defense spending, national security priorities, equipment and infrastructure modernization programs and Canada’s growing advocacy for human rights and democracy worldwide with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada. Our coverage was sponsored by Boeing and Leonardo DRS.
Emily Lau, the former chairperson and current chair of the foreign affairs committee of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, discusses Hong Kong’s drive for democracy, how the world can support protesters and standing up to China with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2019 Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada. Our coverage was sponsored by Boeing and Leonardo DRS.
Nina Jankowicz, the Wilson Center’s first-ever disinformation fellow, discusses disinformation as a strategic weapon, the potential damage to democracy as information warfare breeds distrust and techniques to address the issue beyond playing “whack-a-troll” with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at a Wilson Center cybersecurity panel discussion in Washington, DC. Jankowizc’s upcoming book, “How to Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News, and the Future of Conflict,” is scheduled to be released in July 2020.