Russia In The Age Of Digital Competition
Date: July 23rd, 2020 at 15:00 CEST / 09:00 EST Platform: Cisco Webex Events
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Format
The panelist presented for 30 minutes followed by 30 minutes of Q&A.
Agenda
1500-1530 CEST / 0900-0930 EST
Russia In The Age Of Digital Competition
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1530-1600 CEST / 0930-1000 EST
Question and Answer Session
Presenter
Dr. Alina Polyakova
Title: President and CEO Affiliation: Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
Dr. Alina Polyakova is a recognized expert on transatlantic relations with over a decade of leadership experience and deep expertise on European politics, Russian foreign policy, and digital technologies. Before joining CEPA, she was the Founding Director for Global Democracy and Emerging Technology at the Brookings Institution and previously served as Director of Research for Europe and Eurasia at the Atlantic Council.
Dr. Polyakova writes extensively on Russian political warfare, European security, digital authoritarianism, and the implications of emerging technologies to democracies. She is the author of The Dark Side of European Integration and numerous major reports on disinformation and democracy in Europe. She is a frequent contributor to major publications including The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, and The Atlantic.
She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. in Economics and Sociology from Emory University. She is fluent in Russian and German and serves as adjunct professor of European studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS.