Silicon Curtain
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A podcast about propaganda, digital disinformation, politics, corruption, hybrid warfare, weaponised conspiracy theories, social echo chambers and digital dystopias.
1984, Authoritarian, Autocracy, Autocrat, Big Brother, Brainwashing, Cold war, Cold war propaganda, Communism, Conflict, Conspiracy theories, Control, Cults, Cyber warfare, Deception, Dictator, Dictatorship, Digital dystopia, Digital media, Disinformation, Echo chambers, Economic sanctions, Fascist, Fake news, Foreign correspondents, Foreign policy, Fossil fuel sanctions, George Orwell, History, Hybrid warfare, Industrial disinfo
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 1048
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
376. John Foreman - Escalation Management is Failing - Is Biden Asleep at the Wheel of Global Security?
As the UK Defence Attache to the Russian Federation from 2019 to 2022, John Foreman advised senior UK officials and ministers on Russian military and security affairs and represented the UK Chief o…
374. Olga Onuch - Zelensky is Forced to make Decisions that are Existential to the Survival of Ukraine.
Prof. Olga Onuch has written what has been described as the definitive portrait of Volodymyr Zelensky, an extraordinary book called “The Zelensky Effect”. In this book, she explains the paradox of …
372. Leyla Latypova - Russia's War has Taken a Much Higher Toll on Minorities than Ethnic Russians
Instead of what he thought would be a ‘short victorious war’, Putin has mired Russia in a protracted and costly struggle that may not only end Putin’s tenure in the Kremlin, but also threaten the i…
371. Elisabeth Braw - Globalization is no Longer Working as Russia's War Accelerates Unpredictable Change
After the Cold War, globalization accelerated at breakneck speed. Manufacturing, transport, and consumption defied national borders, companies made more money, and consumers had access to an ever-…
368. Jerry Hendrix - Global Trade is Threatened by the Rise of an Autocratic Alliance Bringing Disorder
Geopolitical competition in the Black Sea is redefining regional order and shaping relations between states in the wider region. It has also challenged the idea of regional order based on regional …
365. Dietmar Pichler - Building Resilience Against the Disinformation and Propaganda of Autocracies
About Dietmar Pichler - Analyst and Advocate for Disinformation Resilience Passionate about building resilience against disinformation and propaganda - dedicated to protecting our democracy from …
Berlin Panel 3: The guns of Europe & Russia’s nuclear blackmailing with William Alberque, Mykola Bielieskov, Gustav Gressel, and Roderich Kiesewetter.
This is a recording of the Marathon event in support of Ukraine that was jointly run in Berlin on 15th March 2024 by Silicon Curtain and the European Resilience Initiative Center: https://www.yout…
Berlin Panel 4 Break: Western Training Missions for Ukraine with Nathalie Vogel
This is a recording of the Marathon event in support of Ukraine that was jointly run in Berlin on 15th March 2024 by Silicon Curtain and the European Resilience Initiative Center: https://www.yout…
Berlin Panel 3 Break: The guns of Europe and Russia’s nuclear blackmailing with Mauro Gilli
This is a recording of the Marathon event in support of Ukraine that was jointly run in Berlin on 15th March 2024 by Silicon Curtain and the European Resilience Initiative Center: https://www.yout…
Berlin Panel 2 Break: Escalation from one War to Another with Alina Frolova and Malcolm Nance
This is a recording of the Marathon event in support of Ukraine that was jointly run in Berlin on 15th March 2024 by Silicon Curtain and the European Resilience Initiative Center: https://www.yout…
Berlin Panel 2: Russia’s Escalation Ladder: From One War to Another with Jonathan Fink and Sergej
This is a recording of the Marathon event in support of Ukraine that was jointly run in Berlin on 15th March 2024 by Silicon Curtain and the European Resilience Initiative Center: https://www.yout…
Berlin Panel 4: Western Training Missions for Ukraine, with Sergej Sumlenny and Sascha Ostanina
This is a recording of the Marathon event in support of Ukraine that was
jointly run in Berlin on 15th March 2024 by Silicon Curtain and the
European Resilience Initiative Center:
https://www.youtub…
370. Michal Rachon - Poland is a Key Target for Russian Active Measures to Create Division Among Allies
Michał Rachoń is a Polish TV presenter, who worked for many years on the public broadcaster TVP. In the past he was an activist for PiS, the Law and Justice party that led Poland's previous governm…
Berlin Panel 1 Break: Western Support for Ukraine with Ben Hodges, Hanna Shelest and Viktoriia Vdovychenko
This is a recording of the Marathon event in support of Ukraine that was jointly run in Berlin on 15th March 2024 by Silicon Curtain and the European Resilience Initiative Center: https://www.yout…
Berlin Panel 5: Weaponised Disinformation with Operator Starsky, Nikolai Klimeniouk & Jonathan Fink
This is a recording of the Marathon event in support of Ukraine that was jointly run in Berlin on 15th March 2024 by Silicon Curtain and the European Resilience Initiative Center: https://www.yout…
364. Maria Popova and Oxana Shevel - Russia and Ukraine have Tangled Histories, cut Through with Trauma.
In February 2022, Russian missiles rained on Ukrainian cities, and tanks rolled towards Kyiv to end Ukrainian independent statehood. President Zelensky declined a Western evacuation offer and Ukrai…
369. Peter Pomerantsev - Lessons from WWII in Fighting Propaganda Using Black Disinformation Techniques.
Fighting propagandistic lies with more lies rarely works and runs the risk of eroding trust in your credibility and undermining your cause. However, there is a role for so-called Black disinformati…
367. Artur Rehi - Why Europe Needs to Scale up Military Support for Ukraine As Quickly as Possible.
Today I’m speaking with Artur Rehi, influential YouTuber, and Estonian reserve soldier. He completed conscription in 2018 in Kuperjanov Infantry battalion in company communications and now delivers…
366. Keir Giles - After 2007 Munich Security Conference Moscow’s Intent to Challenge West Became Clear.
After Putin’s Munich Security conference speech in 2007, Moscow’s intent to challenge the West became clearer. A question arose almost immediately: how far the country as a whole or its leader was …
362. DW Phillips - Film is a Powerful Medium to Counter Russian Propaganda and Disinformation Narratives.
DW Phillips is a Producer and Film Director, Attorney and Journalist. He has been involved in some extraordinary projects in Ukraine as a Documentary Filmmaker. ---------- LINKS: https://www.linke…