Empowering NATO to Counter Authoritarian Mis- and Disinformation
1 – We use proprietary filters to find out people’s organic discourse which they define as authentic voices without the motivation of financial gain. The number of followers is a factor in the determination if a user handle is counted as media vs people using a cut-off at 3,000. Below is counted as a regular user, and above as a handle likely to belong to a media space, i.e. influencers, opinion leaders, journalists, and media outlets themselves.

Get to Know the Dashboard
The dashboard analyzes millions of sources (Twitter, Facebook, blogs, news sites and other social media) to measure the volume and trend of the conversations around NATO. The tool also measures when NATO is mentioned together with Russia, China, or the topic of disinformation; essentially determining the level of association of the aforementioned threats with NATO.

America’s Alliances Working Group (AAWG)
In an effort to reaffirm America’s commitment to the transatlantic alliance, as well as other global partnerships that have waned, the McCain Institute convenes the action-oriented and forward-looking America’s Alliances Working Group. It includes high-level American, Canadian, and European political and thought leaders that will assert long standing alliances and create fresh partnerships to ensure that the close transatlantic relationship endures for future generations.
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