{"id":5167,"date":"2017-05-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/kremlin-watch-monitor-may-18-2017\/"},"modified":"2021-12-16T12:22:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T10:22:09","slug":"kremlin-watch-monitor-may-18-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/cs\/kremlin-watch-monitor-may-18-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Kremlin\u00a0Watch\u00a0Monitor\u00a0May 18, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Weekly monitor of pro-Kremlin disinformation effort in Europe. We follow best European analysts, best counter-measures and trends.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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STRATCOM SUMMIT 2017<\/h1>\n

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How to Defend Allied Democracies against Hostile Influence and Disinformation Operations<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since Monday 15th until Friday, the STRATCOM SUMMIT organized by thy European Values think-tank is under way in Prague at the Czech Ministry of Interior. Altogether 330 participants are representing 29 countries over five days.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the key-note speech was given by the\u00a0Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka<\/strong>, who\u00a0stated that the\u00a0EEAS East STRATCOM team “needs clear support from the High Representative Federica Mogherini.”<\/strong>\u00a0He also highlighted that the unit should have\u00a0its own budget and sufficient personal capacities.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deputy Prime Minister Pavel B\u011blobr\u00e1dek<\/strong>, also a key-note speaker, warned that we\u00a0cannot give up fighting black propaganda, otherwise we would give up on freedom and democracy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The STRATCOM SUMMIT aims to contribute to creating and improving existing policies to counter disinformation campaigns by bringing together experts from European countries and the USA and providing a platform for discussion and policy development.<\/p>\n

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Publikace<\/h1>\n

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Policy shift overview: How the Czech Republic became one of the European leaders in countering Russian disinformation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over the last year, the Czech Republic has undergone a major policy shift on the topic of Russian disinformation. Many questions have been raised on how it has happened and what it practically means. This paper aims to bring a simplified overview of what has happened in this field in the Czech context since 2016. This\u00a0Kremlin\u00a0Watch\u00a0Report is available in\u00a0PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A framework guide to tools for countering hostile foreign electoral interference<\/strong><\/p>\n

This brief Report aims to enumerate the tools that are nowadays used for hostile electoral interference and how they can be countered. It consists of 35 measures in 15 steps for enhancing the resilience of the democratic electoral process. The report by our\u00a0Kremlin\u00a0Watch\u00a0Program is available in\u00a0PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Overview of countermeasures by the EU28 to the<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Kremlin<\/strong>\u2019s subversion operations<\/strong><\/p>\n

How do the EU28 perceive and react to the threat of hostile influence and disinformation operations by the Russian Federation and its proxies? What are the recent trends and setbacks of political representations, state administrations, intelligence services and the non-governmental sector?\u00a0Kremlin\u00a0Watch\u00a0Report available in\u00a0PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What are the 4 things Western democracies need to understand in order to stop hostile<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Kremlin<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>meddling?<\/strong><\/p>\n