SpyTalk Crisis and Confusion
May 13, 2021
Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen discusses combatting disinformation attacks from Russia, China, Iran, and Venezuela. Former top CIA analyst Mathew Burrows highlights how US intelligence is overwhelmed with immediate threats. Janis Shinwari, an Afghan interpreter, shares the fear of being left behind and killed by the Taliban. The podcast also covers the challenges of evacuating interpreters, unfair polygraph tests in visa applications, the threat of disinformation to democracy, social media's role in tackling misinformation, and the challenge of China for the intelligence community.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Evacuating Afghan and Iraqi Interpreters
01:50 • 8min
The Unfairness of Polygraph Tests in Visa Applications
09:41 • 17min
Disinformation as a Threat to Democracy
26:27 • 9min
The Role of Social Media Platforms in Tackling Misinformation and Fake News
35:05 • 4min
A Possible Method to Distinguish Between Accurate and Inaccurate News
38:58 • 2min
Polarization and the Spread of Disinformation
41:09 • 7min
Social Media: Blessing or Curse?
47:51 • 4min
The Challenge of China
51:34 • 10min