The Information Environment in a Digital Age with Alicia Wanless

Diplomatic Immunity: Frank and candid conversations about diplomacy and foreign affairs Diplomatic Immunity, a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, brings you frank and candid conversations with experts on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision-makers around the world.  For more, visit our website, follow us on Twitter @GUDiplomacy. Send any feedback to diplomacy@georgetown.edu. Episode 6: Kelly McFarland and Alistair Somerville talk to Alicia Wanless, director of the Partnership for Countering Influence Operations (PCIO) at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, on how to understand and tackle problems in the information environment.   Learn more about PCIO's work: https://carnegieendowment.org/specialprojects/counteringinfluenceoperations Watch our December 1 event with PCIO: https://isd.georgetown.edu/2020/12/01/disinformation-in-the-digital-age-are-citizens-prepared/ Read our report, "The New Weapon of Choice: Technology and Information Operations Today," and listen to our discussion of the report with Nina Jankowicz: https://isd.georgetown.edu/2020/10/21/isd-launches-new-report-on-information-operations/ Alistair Somerville and Jonas Heering also have a new article on disinformation in the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs: https://gjia.georgetown.edu/2020/11/28/the-disinformation-shift-from-foreign-to-domestic/ Episode recorded: November 24th and December 1st, 2020. 

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Diplomatic Immunity: Frank and candid conversations about diplomacy and foreign affairs Diplomatic Immunity is a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University. We bring you "frank and candid" conversations on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision makers globally. We talk to current and former diplomatic officials, scholars, and analysts and seek to understand how best to foster international cooperation in an age of global crises. Hosted by Dr. Kelly McFarland Produced by Freddie Mallinson and Jarrett Dang Design by Rebecca McFarland and Alistair Somerville Music by Gabe Swarts This podcast is supported by funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Bridging the Gap Initiative.