Regulation Time for Transparency From Digital Platforms, But What Does That Really Mean?By Heidi Tworek and Alicia Wanless for Lawfare U.S. lawmakers rarely agree these days. But…
Diplomacy Why Are Authoritarians Framing International Approaches to Disinformation?By Jacob N. Shapiro and Alicia Wanless Originally published in Lawfare On Nov. 15, the…
Influence Operations What’s Working and What Isn’t in Researching Influence Operations?Originally published on Lawfare The world first learned about Russian attempts to manipulate the information…
All Posts Worried About Disinformation? Let’s Get StrategicSuccess in the information environment requires an approach that seeks to understand and improve the…
Information Operations The Philippines Is Democracy’s Dystopian FutureA Philippine American journalist has been convicted of “cyber libel.” The troubling case should ring…
Influence Operations The Challenges of Countering Influence OperationsSocial media companies are better positioned than governments to meet the enforcement challenges posed by…
Propaganda The Coronavirus Is a Boon for Global PropagandistsThere’s no time like a crisis for propaganda, so it is no surprise that states and other influence operators are seizing the new coronavirus outbreak to better position themselves at home and abroad.
Participatory Propaganda The Audience is the AmplifierPropaganda is changing in a Digital Age. What once was a top-down effort to the…
Information Operations How Do You Define a Problem Like Influence?Myriad actors attempt to shape the information environment for specific aims. The capabilities enabled through…
Propaganda The Changing Nature of PropagandaInformation has always been used in conflict to sway opponents and mobilise supporters. In recent…