I am jane harman, president and ceo of the Wilson Center and i am delighted to be here. It is august, which means that congress and the president are on vacation. But todays topic is not on vacation and will not be, at least through the 2020 election. So the Wilson Center is not putting off of the conversation. That being said, disinformation is hardly any problem. A new problem. In the midst of the cold war, the u. S. And the soviet union both tried to influence narratives on other parts of the globe. For example, a new article published by the Wilson Centers history and Public Policy program look at translated russian documents related to operation denver. A campaign in the 1980s not to spread the lie that h. I. V. Was created as a result of the pentagons biological weapons research. So, disinformation was not invented in 2016 and is sadly unlikely to be buried in 2020, but today, we delve into the context. And we have the right moderator and speakers to do that. Our first panel, whi
It is august. It Means Congress and the president are on vacation. Todays topic is not on vacation. And it wont be, at least to the 2020 election. The Wilson Center isnt putting off the conversation. That being said, this information is hardly a new problem that in the midst of this cold war the United States and soviet union both try to influence political and social narratives in other parts of the globe. For example, a new article published by the Wilson Centers history of Public Policy program has unearthed and related russian documents related to operation denver interesting name. Its a campaign in the 1980s to spread the life that hiv was created as a result of the pentagons biological weapons research. So, disinformation wasnt invented in 2016 and family, unlikely to be buried in 2020 but today we delve into the context and have the right moderator and speakers to do that. Our first battle, which starts right now, is on historical patterns. Moderating is the very talented, kate
Thank you, cathie. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for being here. Earlier today, the secret service and our National Threat assessment center, or ntac, as we call it, briefed nearly 400 of our Strategic Partners on its most recent report entitled mass attacks in public space s mass attacks in public space p for the calendar year 2018. As we all know its a matter of grave concern to everyone and especially those of us in Law Enforcement. Im certainly grateful to dhs acting secretary mcaleenan joining us today, showing his support, the secret Service Continue to bring attention to this critically important sujt. Back in the 1990s the secret service which by that point had long been involved in threat investigations and Threat Management embarked on a comprehensive study as to the thinking and behavior of persons who engaged in violence against Public Officials or public figures. The results of that study set the foundation for how our agency currently conducts its own threat assessmen
Recognized we were only telling half of the story. And so with the determination and courage and perseverance, programming was designed by our panelists tonight so that we could tell the whole story of our 18th century community. Blending social history with public history to tell the africanamerican story had never been done before. And quite literally, they were making history. This is the first of three panelist discussions were going to have this year, and i would welcome you to come back on july 5th, where we will look at current programming that focuses on africanamerican stories. And also on october 18th, where we will be focusing on the future. And our panelists at that discussion will be helping us to think about how do we continue to tell this story . For as mitchell said, its really all of our story. I know our panelists well. And they have plenty to share with us. So please let me begin the evening by introducing our moderator. He began his career here at Colonial Williamsb
Critically important subject. Back in the 1990s, the secret service which by that point had long been involved in threat investigations and Threat Management embarked on a study as to the thinking and behavior of persons who engage in the violence against public figures or officials. The results set a foundation for how we investigate threats. Ntac was established to more bradley consider research, provide training and consultation in areas of threat and all forms of violence, whether or not they have endemic to the secret services mission. Since its foundation, ntac investigates studies. Attacks on government buildings and high profile targets. In a moment im going to invier ntacs chief to provide further insights on this years report and the efforts of ntac. But before i did i wanted to cover highlights i think are worthy of note and would bear repeating this. Years report focused on 27 incidents of mass violence, incidents in which three Megan Rapinoe people are killed. Incidents th