Digital Dictators
Media, Authoritarianism, and America's New Challenge
Published on 2. November 2018
Book
Hardback
170 pages
978-1-5381-1990-7 (ISBN)
Description
The 2016 elections in the United States exposed a massive campaign of subversion and interference carried out by Russia and aimed at undermining the inner workings of American democracy. But that disinformation offensive represents just one part of a larger challenge now confronting the United States - the weaponization of news and views, both real and fabricated, by repressive regimes and radical non-state actors in order to advance their strategic objectives. In this volume, leading scholars and experts chart the rise of this "authoritarian media" phenomenon and explore its implications for U.S. foreign policy and America's standing in the world.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
4 charts
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
406 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5381-1990-7 (9781538119907)
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11/2018
1st Edition
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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11/2018
1st Edition
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Person
Ilan Berman is Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, DC. An expert on regional security in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Russian Federation, he has consulted for both the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Department of Defense, and provided assistance on foreign policy and national security issues to a range of governmental agencies and congressional offices. Mr.Berman is also a member of the Associated Faculty at Missouri State University's Department of Defense and Strategic Studies. He holds a M.A. in International Politics from the American University in Washington, DC, and a Juris Doctorate from the Washington College of Law.
Content
Contents
I. INTRODUCTION: The Rise of Authoritarian Media, by Ilan Berman
II. Russia's Disinformation Offensive, by Donald N. Jensen
III. China Shapes the International Media Environment, by Peter Mattis and Samantha Hoffman
IV. The Islamist Takeover of Turkish Media, by Aykan Erdemir and Merve Tahiroglu
V. Qatar's Soft Power Experiment, by Jonathan Schanzer and Varsha Koduvayur
VI. The World According to Tehran, by David Denehy
VII. The New Digital Guerillas: ISIS and After, by Haroon K. Ullah
VIII. The Challenge Facing U.S. International Media, by Robert Bole
IX. CONCLUSION: Responding to Authoritarian Media, by Ilan Berman
X. Contributors
I. INTRODUCTION: The Rise of Authoritarian Media, by Ilan Berman
II. Russia's Disinformation Offensive, by Donald N. Jensen
III. China Shapes the International Media Environment, by Peter Mattis and Samantha Hoffman
IV. The Islamist Takeover of Turkish Media, by Aykan Erdemir and Merve Tahiroglu
V. Qatar's Soft Power Experiment, by Jonathan Schanzer and Varsha Koduvayur
VI. The World According to Tehran, by David Denehy
VII. The New Digital Guerillas: ISIS and After, by Haroon K. Ullah
VIII. The Challenge Facing U.S. International Media, by Robert Bole
IX. CONCLUSION: Responding to Authoritarian Media, by Ilan Berman
X. Contributors