Intelligence Committee Heard from former ambassadors and diplomatic officials. House committee on intelligence, first remote hearing. Before we proceed to where were topic today, the impact of the covid19 pandemic in Subsaharan Africa, i want to address some housekeeping matters. Todays session will be conducted on an unclassified basis. Urged tonts are inrain from presenting compliance with House Resolution 965 and resolutions for remote proceedings. Like many of you, i would have preferred to hold this in person in washington, d. C. , but because of the threat of covid19 we remain serious and widespread and are proceeding remotely to ensure the safety of our witnesses, members, staff, and the public. I was hoping that todays hearing would be bipartisan. Unfortunately, our republican colleagues have decided not to dissipate. I hope they will not to participate. I hope they will join us in the future and im committed to continuing our work notwithstanding the pandemic, and both sides o
Minutes of this american Artifacts Program by going to cspan. Org and searching stonewall riots. Right now we go live to capitol hill for a Senate Foreign relations hearing on the Coronavirus Response and what the u. S. Is doing to prepare for future Global Pandemics. The hearing will focus on senate bill 3829 with senator murphy and i have introduced. Its written on paper, not on stone, which well talk about a little bit in the future here. This is an important endeavor that this committee is going to take up, indeed. Probably one of the weightiest matters that well deal with as we attempt to create a new shield to prevent a covid virus type attack be from happening again. The covid19 Global Pandemic has reaffirmed what weve long known and that is Infectious Diseases, particularly those of viral nature, do not respect borders. Theyre a threat anywhere, its a threat everywhere. Weve been right here to focus on our domestic response to this pandemic, but we ignore the spread overseas at
My prayers go out to the floyd family and the other families of a long list of other victims and loved ones. I stand in solidarity with all those who have peacefully patriotically challenging the status quo. Are about the treatment of africanamericans at the hands of police. They are also about the systemic racial inequities that have festered in our society for years. They are now magnified by the coronavirus that we are here to talk about. Inequity is particularly stark in health bare by has been laid this pandemic. Latinos,mericans, native americans, and other people of color have tested positive, been hospitalized, and died from covid19 at alarming rates. , african are dying at a rate that is double what would be expected given their share of the population. Infectedhat have been ina disproportionate rate every state that report these data. And native americans, who represent just 4 of the are 21 ofin arizona the coronavirus deaths in that state. Subcommittees briefing, we heard fr
The center for strategic and International Studies hosted this event. Hi, everyone, and welcome to this discussion on disinformation and Political Warfare in the age of covid19. I have two outstanding experts. Thomas, the author of an outstanding book i would strongly encourage you to buy it. Active measures, the secret history of disinformation and Political Warfare. And then heather connolly, shes the Senior Vice President for europe, you a eurasian and the at csis. Director of the Europe Program and author of two outstanding studies on aspects of what were going to talk b about today. Kremlin playbook and kremlin play pa playbook, two. Please, if you have, questions, go on to the link for this and you can ask questions. Well talk as a group for about 20 to 25 minutes. Theres a component on the link where you can ask questions, so please do that. Im seth jones. The harold brown chair and director of the transnational threats project. So lets get into first the Current Situation with
Cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you by your television provider. On tuesday, Intelligence Experts talked about Disinformation Campaigns and Political Warfare during the coronavirus pandemic. They explore tools used to spread this information and the best ways to fight against these campaigns. The center for strategic and International Studies hosted this event. Hi, everyone. Welcome to this discussion on disinformation and Political Warfare in the age of covid19. Have two outstanding experts the Senior Vice President for europe, asia and the arctic. She is the director of the Europe Program and the author of two outstanding studies on aspects of what we are going to talk about today. Have questions going to the link for this and you can ask questions. We will talk for group for 20 to 25 minutes and go to your questions. There is a component where you can ask questions. And the director of the Transnational Press object. Lets get