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Why go to war with any liberal democracy if you can manipulate their elections to achieve your goals? In a follow-up to the 2017 Munich Security Conference, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia 2006-2016, will discuss the threat posed by 'soft' cyberwar. Tactics such as hacking and 'fake news' threaten both international relations and domestic democratic processes. The global security community has until now mostly focused on preventing cyberattacks on networks and infrastructure. But the recent US election meddling, attributed to the Russian government, has focused attention on manipulating the fears and beliefs of the general public, influencing voters through the use of their own basic freedoms such as a free press. This threat is also asymmetric: liberal democracies can’t manipulate elections in countries where elections don’t matter. The threat is not just at home, but also one of international order.
The discussion picks up on the agenda points and conclusions of the Munich Security Conference 2017 which will take place from February 17 to 19, 2017.
A joint event of the Hertie School of Governance and the Munich Security Conference.
Information on participating / attending:
Please register online: https://www.hertie-school.org/en/events/event-previews/2017/2017-02-20-msc-follo...
Date:
02/20/2017 18:00 - 02/20/2017 19:30
Event venue:
Hertie School of Governance
Forum, 1st floor
Friedrichstraße 180
10117 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
all interested persons
Email address:
Relevance:
transregional, national
Subject areas:
Information technology, Media and communication sciences, Politics, Social studies
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture, Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
02/13/2017
Sender/author:
Faye Freyschmidt
Department:
Pressestelle
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event56773
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