PODCAST: The internet, disinformation, and great power competition

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By: Robyn Tongol

In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, hosts Liam Garman and Steve Kuper discuss the challenges of disinformation in the era of great power competition and its implications for national security.

In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, hosts Liam Garman and Steve Kuper discuss the challenges of disinformation in the era of great power competition and its implications for national security.



The pair discuss:

  • The powerful influence of Russian state-backed disinformation campaigns and efficacy of these operations to undermine social, political, and economic cohesiveness in the West.
  • The pair also discuss the national security implications of losing the cognitive war.
  • The podcast wraps up with a discussion about what can be done to turn the tide against this new style of hybrid warfare.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect Team

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Episode 6: CONTESTED GROUND: The Defence budget, inflationary pressures and domestic information warfare
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Episode 4: PODCAST: Anzac Day reflections, veteran support reform and ADF workforce trends, with Minister Matt Keogh
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