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Oct 13, 2021 • 25min
EPISODE 6: Tech and terrorism
In this episode of DISINFORMATION WARS, host Ilan Berman speaks with Erin Saltman of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (www.gifct.org) about the state of extremist media today, how Islamic radicals have learned to harness social media for their own ends, and what messages are resonating with global publics.

Sep 29, 2021 • 21min
EPISODE 5: Terrorism and extremism, two decades after 9/11
In this episode of DISINFORMATION WARS, host Ilan Berman speaks with Katherine Zimmerman of the American Enterprise Institute about the state of global terrorism, extremist thought, and jihadi messaging on the twentieth anniversary of the September 11th attacks.

Sep 9, 2021 • 30min
EPISODE 4: Information and power -- the view from Moscow
In this episode of DISINFORMATION WARS, host Ilan Berman speaks with renowned Russian journalist Andrei Soldatov about Russia's information warfare strategy, how the government of Vladimir Putin sees the West, and the future of our "battle of ideas" with the Kremlin.

Aug 25, 2021 • 35min
EPISODE 3: The Russian-Estonian cyberwar, revisited
In this episode of DISINFORMATION WARS, host Ilan Berman speaks with former Estonian President Toomas Ilves about Russia's 2007 digital offensive against his country, and the current threat to global information posed by the Kremlin.

Aug 5, 2021 • 27min
EPISODE 2: The Kremlin's war on U.S. broadcasting
In this episode of DISINFORMATION WARS, host American Foreign Policy Council Senior Vice President Ilan Berman talks with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty President Jamie Fly about the Russian government's efforts to shut down the broadcaster, and what they signify.

Jul 12, 2021 • 25min
EPISODE 1: The ISIS message… and how to succeed in Mideast media
On the inaugural episode of Disinformation Wars, host Ilan Berman speaks with Amb. Alberto Fernandez, the former head of U.S. government broadcasting to the Arab world, about the resilience of jihadi propaganda and the enduring importance of a compelling American narrative.