Report calls on NATO to counter authoritarian manipulation, disinformation
- Autocratic states are using overt state-controlled media and covert or unaffiliated channels to spread disinformation, and emerging technologies like AI, deepfakes, and bots are accelerating the scope and scale of these information manipulation and interference operations, according to the report's authors.
- The report notes that while the United States' current political commitment to NATO is fluctuating, other member states are increasing their defense spending to 3.5% of gross domestic product, and these new resources must be invested in securing information environments, countering digital authoritarianism, and building digital resilience.
- The report states that Western democracies should lead in confronting the information threat with urgency and resolve through sustained funding, institutional leadership, and diplomatic coordination, and address the underlying structures and systems that enable the creation and spread of disinformation, including investing in news media.
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Report Calls on NATO to Counter Authoritarian Manipulation, Disinformation
A resurgent North Atlantic Treaty Organization should play a leading role in fighting the growing aggression of authoritarian states in the online battlespace, says a new report from civil society groups. The report, released by the Montreal Institute for Global Security and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Canada, warns that China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are working to expand their strategic influence and reshape global norms. Their shared object…
Report calls on NATO to counter authoritarian manipulation, disinformation (World)
A resurgent North Atlantic Treaty Organization should play a leading role in fighting the growing aggression of authoritarian states in the online battlespace, says a new report from civil society groups. The report, released by the Montreal Institute for Global Security and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung...

Report calls on NATO to counter authoritarian manipulation, disinformation
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