Democracy Talks
Technology Meets Democracy
The third installment of Democracy Talks, a George W. Bush Institute series exploring the challenges to democracies today, delves into how new technologies impact democracies, from disinformation campaigns to cyberattacks to deepfakes. Our new release of interviews and essays also offers ideas and recommendations for how democracies can best respond.
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New Technologies Can Strengthen Democracies

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former Prime Minister of Denmark and Secretary General of NATO, discusses media literacy, disinformation campaigns, and the race to develop 5G networks.

Using Technologies to Stand for Freedom in Hong Kong

Joshua Wong, a leading Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, discusses the challenges to political and personal freedom in Hong Kong.

Media Literacy Helps Us Discern Fact From Fiction

Deepfakes, as they are known, are the latest in the spread of disinformation across the internet. William McKenzie, the Bush Institute's Senior Editorial Advisor, details how being "media literate" can help consumers of news be foot soldiers in the battle for truth.

Responding to the Warfare of the 21st Century

GOP Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio discusses disinformation campaigns and cyber warfare as a national security issue, including how well the United States is responding to them and how information warfare is impacting other regions of the world.

Securing the Homeland in an Internet Age

Former Homeland Security Secretaries Jeh Johnson and Michael Chertoff discuss the impact of technology upon elections, preserving free speech in an internet age, and the reality of cyber threats.

 

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