To discuss, we have brought together experts. Wheatley we will begin with comments on the Current Situation from the director of analytics and research followed by a Panel Discussion of two new publications. First, we will be discordant joined by a professor who will analyze the propaganda threats targeting democracies globally. We will be joined by dr. Ingram, who has done a project addressing gaps addressing propaganda and disinformation threats. Crucial gaps in the posture confronts malicious activity. Overall, the publications offer a straightforward, strategic framework for understanding state influence. Strategic policy guidelines. Please join me in welcoming our guest. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, good morning. I am the director for analytics and research at the Global Engagement center at the department of state aired its my pleasure to be here on behalf of the gc special envoy. Before i give a few remarks, i would like to say thank you to George Washington university. We t
Alastair reid from the Royal United Services institute. The special envoy and the staff at gec are committed to using every available tool in order to stop americas adversaries from weaponizing information that undermines our societies. Having received a preview of dr. Ingrams analysis, we are encouraged to read that his assessments of our ability to do so is optimistic and we look forward to todays discussion of the paper and its recommendations. We are especially interested in the gc in the papers framing statesponsored propaganda and information as antidemocratic threats to their shared intention, to erode trust and democracies in society. For me, having previously worked with the special convoy for the past year, as well as our Senior Leadership as the at the ce, it has pushed back against our adversaries false narratives and the views those narratives create and amplify. It is never final, it is always changing. With every passing year, more and more people have access to the inte
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From our studio. International. Its. All right bolivian senator janine has just declared herself the countrys interim president as she made her announcement from the president ial palace clashes broke out on the streets of la paz bolivia it has been thrown into turmoil by the resignation of eva moralities who has claimed asylum in mexico and st unrest has been ongoing since the president ial election in october over claims of vote rigging and resigned the situation has deteriorated even further with scenes of looting and arson in the capital some locals have built barricades to protect their homes. Its the must be honest as were watching our homes because theres a lot of vandalism that is happening in our area this is last night he began to loot the story to surround us to criminals 32. 00 surrounding area we had to come out to defend it. Is that it isnt since yesterday the looting has begun in the Streets Police and fire stations were torched along with shops cars buses everything was
Return fire with rockets. Oh in the welcome the. Specter of socialism 30 years after the fall of the berlin wall socialism is now remarkably popular what explains this how to explain why so many successful and even privileged people with the socialism to solve social problems maybe its because liberalism itself is failing. Socialism im joined by my guest in new york hes an economist and writer as well as a Senior Research fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research his research focuses on policy and technology in baltimore we have. Thomas de lorenzo is a professor of economics at university of maryland in baltimore as well as a senior fellow at the mieses institute his latest book is the problem with socialism and in monterey we cross to David Henderson he is an emeritus professor of economics with the Naval Postgraduate School in monterey as well as a Research Fellow with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University he is author of the joy of freedom and economists honestl