(Heritage Foundation, 21 Apr 2014) Propaganda, Disinformation, & Dirty Tricks: Resurgence of Russian Political Warfare (2 Hrs)

21 Apr 2014: The Russian invasion and annexation of Crimea, a part of Ukraine, has renewed the interest in Russia's extensive political warfare activities. In Crimea, Eastern Ukraine, and other states of the former Soviet Union, Russian influence operations have been aggressively increased and targeted at Russian-speaking populations, who often have little other access to news and information and, therefore, are easy targets for Russian propaganda. Russian efforts hark back to the ideological battles and active measures of the Cold War and are aimed at audiences and policymakers here in the United States as well. For home audiences, Russian propaganda persistently shows strong strains of anti-Americanism. Join us as our panel of experts analyzes this threat and how the United States can best counter it.