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National security figures launch project to counter Russian mischief

Overview

Amid all the controversy over Russian hacking, interference and propaganda efforts in the United States and Europe, there’s a growing concern among national security leaders that not enough is being done to stop the efforts. That’s why a large group of senior figures from both parties is launching a new effort to track and ultimately counter Russian political meddling, cyber-mischief and fake news. The idea is to create a platform and repository of information about Russian political influence activities in the United States and Europe that can be the basis for cooperation and a resource for analysts on both sides of the Atlantic to push back against Russian meddling. The project aims to be able to eventually map out Russian disinformation on social networks, cyber-efforts, financial flows, broader state-level cooperation and even Russian government support for far-left or far-right parties in other countries.

Why is this important?

A Who’s Who of former senior U.S. national security officials from both parties and the military is launching a new Washington-based private effort aimed at tracking and ultimately countering Russian weaponized narrative attacks. They say they are attempting to fill the gap left by U.S. government inaction in this battlespace.

Creator

Josh Rogin

Publication Date

July 11, 2017