Russian Disinformation Campaigns, With Adam B. Ellick

Adam B. Ellick, director and executive producer of opinion video at the New York Times, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss his series of documentary shorts, Operation InfeKtion, about Russian disinformation from the Cold War to Kanye.

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  • James M. Lindsay
    Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy and Director of Fellowship Affairs
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  • Adam B. Ellick

Show Notes

Adam B. Ellick, director and executive producer of opinion video at the New York Times, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss his series of documentary shorts, Operation InfeKtion, about Russian disinformation from the Cold War to Kanye.

Grand Strategy

Hal Brands, Henry A. Kissinger distinguished professor of Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and author of The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss how and why control of Eurasia affects U.S. national security. This episode is the fifth in a continuing TPI series on U.S. grand strategy.

United States

Edward Alden, senior fellow at CFR and co-author of When the World Closed Its Doors: The Covid-19 Tragedy and the Future of Borders, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss Trump's proposed immigration policies and their likely effects on the economy. This episode is the ninth and final episode in a special TPI series on the U.S. 2025 presidential transition and is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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