Digital Dictators

Ilan Berman is Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, DC. An expert on regional security in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Russian Federation, he has consulted for both the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Department of Defense, and provided assistance on foreign policy and national security issues to a range of governmental agencies and congressional offices. Mr.Berman is also a member of the Associated Faculty at Missouri State University’s Department of Defense and Strategic Studies. He holds a M.A. in International Politics from the American University in Washington, DC, and a Juris Doctorate from the Washington College of Law.

• ContentsI. INTRODUCTION: The Rise of Authoritarian Media, by Ilan BermanII. Russia’s Disinformation Offensive, by Donald N. JensenIII. China Shapes the International Media Environment, by Peter Mattis and Samantha HoffmanIV. The Islamist Takeover of Turkish Media, by Aykan Erdemir and Merve TahirogluV. Qatar’s Soft Power Experiment, by Jonathan Schanzer and Varsha KoduvayurVI. The World According to Tehran, by David DenehyVII. The New Digital Guerillas: ISIS and After, by Haroon K. UllahVIII. The Challenge Facing U.S. International Media, by Robert BoleIX. CONCLUSION: Responding to Authoritarian Media, by Ilan BermanX. Contributors