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Remarks by President Bush on McVeigh Execution [June 11, 2001]
In these remarks, President Bush comments on the execution of Timothy McVeigh for the Oklahoma City terrorist attacks on April 19, 1995. President Bush indicates that this demonstrates how an adequate and responsible criminal justice system can, with due process, bring justice to a terrorist or terrorist group.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
2001-06-11
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Rise of Antisemitism Online During the Pandemic: A Study of French and German Content
From the Executive Summary: "This report, conducted by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), presents a data-driven snapshot of the proliferation of Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] related online antisemitic content in French and German on Twitter, Facebook and Telegram. The study provides insight into the nature and volume of antisemitic content across selected accounts in France and Germany, analysing the platforms where such content is found, as well as the most prominent antisemitic narratives - comparing key similarities and differences between these different language contexts."
European Commission; Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Comerford, Milo; Gerster, Lea
2021-04
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Disinformation Overdose: A Study of the Crisis of Trust Among Vaccine Sceptics and Anti-Vaxxers
From the Introduction: "The ongoing COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic has propelled the topic of vaccines to the centre of public life and discourse in Germany. Debates on how necessary and effective vaccines really are have gained importance, fuelled by the unprecedented speed with which the vaccines against the novel coronavirus have been developed and certified for use. At the same time, an increase in uncertainty and economic hardship as well as social distancing mandates have been accompanied by a growing desire for straightforward explanations to the ongoing pandemic and the rapid development of the vaccines. One purported response comes in the form of a growing number of conspiracy theories, which are riddled with misinformation. Their authors, who range from right-wing extremists and esotericists to hard-core conspiracists, use them as highly fertile soil for sowing the seeds of discord and taking advantage of pre-existing fears. They claim that the vaccines are creating a 'two-tier society' or a 'COVID dictatorship', or are even part of a 'plandemic' aimed at decimating the population. The outcome? A permanently divided society. For the first time, this report by 'ISD [Institute for Strategic Dialogue] Germany' offers a comprehensive insight into the digital networks used by vaccine sceptics in Germany."
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Gerster, Lea; Baaken, Till; Winter, Hannah . . .
2021
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'Climate Lockdown' and the Culture Wars: How COVID-19 Sparked a New Narrative Against Climate Action
From the Executive Summary: "In September 2020, ISD [Institute for Strategic Dialogue] analysts identified an emerging trend on social media relating to the term 'climate lockdown'. This spike in volume seemed to be driven primarily by climate sceptics, who claimed that the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic was merely a precursor to future 'green tyranny', and that both governments and global elites would curtail civil liberties under the pretext of climate change. Over the following eight months, analysts conducted a detailed study of the emergence and mainstreaming of this phrase across Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. [...] This report details the chronological growth and evolution of 'climate lockdown', divided into two sections. The first outlines how the narrative emerged and was repurposed by malign actors, making its way onto different social media platforms. The second illustrates how liberal media missteps in early 2021 reignited the narrative, causing it to merge with other, pre-existing conspiracies and ultimately become centred in wider anti-elite discourse. The report concludes with potential lessons for climate change communications, not least in the run-up to major events like COP26 [2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference], national elections and regional votes on legislation."
Institute for Strategic Dialogue; CASM Technology
Maharasingam-Shah, Eisha; Vaux, Pierre
2021-10-18?
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Überdosis Desinformation: Die Vertrauenskrise: Impfskepsis Und Impfgegnerschaft in Der COVID-19-Pandemie
From the Introduction (Einführung): "Mit der anhaltenden COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]-Pandemie stehen Impfungen im Zentrum des öffentlichen Lebens und Diskurses in Deutschland. Debatten über die Notwendigkeit und Wirksamkeit von Impfstoffen haben an Bedeutung gewonnen, angetrieben von der beispiellosen Geschwindigkeit der Entwicklung und Zertifizierung der Vakzine gegen das neuartige Coronavirus. Gleichzeitig steigt mit der Unsicherheit, wirtschaftlichen Not und verordneten physischen Distanz auch die Sehnsucht nach einfachen Erklärungen für die anhaltende Pandemie und die rasche Entwicklung der Impfstoffe. Immer mehr Verschwörungsmythen, gespickt mit Fehlinformationen, bieten scheinbar Abhilfe. Ihre Autoren, von Rechtsextremisten über Esoteriker bis hin zu Verschwörungsideologen, nutzen diesen Boden um erfolgreich Zwietracht zu säen und bestehende Ängste zu vertiefen. Sie behaupten, die Impfstoffe seien der Weg zu einer „Zweiklassengesellschaft', einer „CoronaDiktatur' oder sogar Teil einer „Plandemie', die das Ziel habe, die Bevölkerung zu dezimieren. Das Resultat: eine nachhaltig gespaltene Gesellschaft."
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Winter, Hannah; Gerster, Lea; Helmer, Joschua . . .
2021
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COVID-19: The Impact on Terrorism & Extremism
From the Abstract: "With the onset of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, there has been a growing body of literature investigating its impact on violent extremism around the world. With the virus' spread, intense speculation surrounded the ways in which extremist and terrorist organisations sought to exploit the public health crisis for their own gains. Eighteen months into the global pandemic, this brief summary reviews what we know so far, drawing on analysis by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) and other organisations and researchers."
Strong Cities Network; Institute for Strategic Dialogue
2021-06
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Anti-Lockdown Activity: United States Country Profile
From the Introduction: "For the US, 2020-21 was one of the most politically charged and socially divisive periods in the country's recent memory. Numerous issues like the response to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], the killing of George Floyd and subsequent racial justice protests, the pre- and post-election periods, and the vaccine rollout, have all served to further polarise the nation. The US faced significant division before 2020, yet the pandemic will likely be remembered as a period that served to accelerate polarisation across the nation. Restrictions introduced nationwide in March 2020 to curb the spread of COVID-19 fostered immediate backlash and gave rise to an anti-mask, anti-lockdown protest movement that provided an opportunity for extremists to campaign, mobilise offline, and potentially reach new sections of the public. Anti-lockdown protest groups in numerous states created what became an informal nationwide movement. Monitoring from ISD [Institute for Strategic Dialogue] picked up Telegram channels with tens of thousands of followers, mostly within the US, who urged people to take up arms to protest the lockdowns and protect their civil liberties, while COVID-19 was used to advance calls for the 'boogaloo', an extremist anti-government meme referring to an impending civil war. From the outset, individuals within right-wing extremist groups framed COVID-19 as an opportunity to enact violence."
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
2021
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OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2015
From the transmittal letter from Shaun Donovan, Director, Office of Management and Budget (OMB): "This report updates information contained in the OMB preview report regarding enforcement of the discretionary spending caps for both 2014 and 2015, including information about the discretionary spending limits for defense and non-defense programs, the status of OMB scoring of the latest House and Senate action on discretionary appropriations bills, comparisons with the estimates provided by the Congressional Budget Office in its August update report, and OMB's preview estimate of the 2015 adjustment for disaster relief. OMB must issue a final sequestration report after the Congress adjourns. To date, emergency supplemental appropriations have been enacted for 2014, which necessitates an adjustment to the 2014 defense cap. However, no 2015 appropriations bills have been enacted into law and, therefore, no changes are reflected to the current 2015 caps. If the 2015 discretionary caps remain unchanged, this report estimates that, if enacted, the actions by the Senate would result in a sequestration of $34 million in the defense category."
United States. Office of Management and Budget; United States. White House Office
2014-08-20
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Mike Froman Previewing the President's Trip to Latin America [March 15, 2011]
In this March 15, 2011 briefing, Press Secretary Jay Carney and Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Mike Froman discuss the President Barack Obama's trip to Latin America. Topics include the prospective nuclear agreement between Chile and the United States, trade relations, and trucking issues with Mexico.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2011-03-15
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Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One En Route Boston, Massachusetts [March 8, 2011]
In this March 8, 2011 press gaggle, Press Secretary Jay Carney takes questions on U.S. actions in Libya, including participating in enforcing a no-fly-zone; issues regarding the U.S. budget; and OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) production.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2011-03-08
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Fact Sheet: The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned
From the Document: "The President's charge to evaluate the Federal government's response to the storm resulted in the report and recommendations released today by the Administration, The 'Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned'. The product of an extensive review, led by the President's Homeland Security Advisor Fran Townsend, the Report identifies deficiencies in the Federal government's response and lays the groundwork for transforming how the Nation- from every level of government, to the private sector, to individual citizens and communities - pursues a real and lasting vision of emergency preparedness and response."
United States. White House Office
2006-02-23
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President Bush Signs Defense Appropriations Bills [October 23, 2002]
These are remarks by President Bush in Signing the Department of Defense and the Military Construction Appropriations bills. Bush discusses security, terrorism, homeland defense, and military appropriations.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
2002-10-23
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Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act [October 31, 2002]
This is a proclamation by President Bush pertaining to the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
2002-10-31
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Message from the President-Kimberly Diamond Certification Process [October 8, 2009]
In this October 8, 2009 press release is in regards to the Clean Diamond Trade Act, which "prohibit the importation into, or exportation from, the United States of any rough diamond, from whatever source, that has not been controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme," and the current status of waivers adopted by the World Trade Organization (WTO).
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2009-10-08
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Weekly Address: Working Together in the New Year to Grow Our Economy and Shrink Our Deficits
From the White House website: "In this week's address, President Obama talked about the bipartisan agreement that Congress reached this week which prevented a middle-class tax hike, congratulated the newly sworn-in Members of Congress, and looked forward to working with the new Congress in the new year to continue to grow our economy and shrink our deficits in a balanced way."
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
Obama, Barack
2013-01-05
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Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representative [May 27, 2005]
President Bush's plan to apply $7.7 million of Emergency Response Funds to support cost of Arabic radio and television broadcasting to the Middle East.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2005-05-27
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Anti-Lockdown Activity: Italy Country Profile
From the Introduction: "From June 2020 onwards, in the wake of some of the most stringent COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] lockdown measures in Europe, anti-government demonstrations began to proliferate throughout Italy. An amalgamation of anti-vaccine and anti-mask protesters joined forces with anti-5G [fifth generation] conspiracy theorists and elements of the far-right to demand the right to choose on behalf of themselves and their children when it comes to vaccines, mask mandates and school attendance. [...] Over the following 10 months, these demonstrations continued to shift shape. A range of other movements began to coalesce around these shared grievances, with groups like IoApro - made up of restaurateurs and shop owners whose businesses had been adversely affected by government-imposed lockdown - organising protests. These protests became violent, as paper rockets, rocks and flares were thrown and riot police attended demonstrations.3 Whereas families made up a lot of the initial cohort of protesters, by the end of October 2020 those with a more obvious political agenda including factions of the extreme right began to attend. [...] A spate of more violent protests occurred after 15 October 2021, when Mario Draghi's Government introduced the 'Green Pass' requiring all workers in both the private and public sector to show either proof of vaccination, recent recovery from COVID-19 or a negative test result to gain access to their workplace, or face being declared absent without pay."
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
2021
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Between Conspiracy and Extremism: A Long COVID Threat? Introductory Paper
From the Executive Summary: "ISD [Institute for Strategic Dialogue] has developed a series of briefings analysing the make-up and activities of anti-lockdown activists across Europe and North America. Importantly, this work compares these phenomena across borders, identifying commonalities between these contexts. Our analysis identifies how mobilisation against COVID [coronavirus disease] restrictions has brought together a broad-church of activists, with right-wing extremists rubbing shoulders with New Age spiritualists and alternative health practitioners. Although there is a lack of ideological coherence across these movements, we have found that across countries they are consistently engaged in harmful activity of different types, including the amplification of disinformation, harassment, hate speech, and threats of violence. This research also demonstrates how the individuals and groups involved in this activity often extend beyond more established extremist movements. By exploring the eclectic, and wide ranging nature of these communities, we frame the challenge in terms of increasingly 'hybrid threats' to public safety, which will require a new generation of responses, going beyond current counter-extremism policy paradigms. This overview paper introduces these briefings, presents key trends in anti-lockdown activism from across country contexts and explores the policy implications of these trends."
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
2021
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Anti-Lockdown Activity: Netherlands Country Profile
From the Introduction: "Restrictions brought in to slow the spread of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] across the Netherlands have fuelled anger and hostility amongst the Dutch public and led to an increase in polarisation and a threat of heightened extremist behaviour. This was the assessment of PieterJaap Aalbersberg, one of the country's chief counter-terrorism officials, in a November 2020 interview with Bloomberg. He added that 'social media is the catalyst amplifying conspiracies across borders' with the common denominator being 'anti-government sentiment.' This was echoed in a more recent update in April 2021 from the Dutch national security service (AIVD) who warned of the threat from anti-government protests organised in opposition to COVID-19 measures, stating that the 'intimidation, threats or violence' present in these groups have the potential to create a 'breeding ground' for extremism."
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
2021
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Anti-Lockdown Activity: Germany Country Profile
From the Introduction: "Germany's relative success in limiting the number of COVID [coronavirus disease]-related deaths during the first wave of the pandemic resulted in renewed trust in established politics, while approval for populist politics declined. Survey results for the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), the political party most critical of the federal government's lockdown policies, stagnated. Despite these overall trends, Germany soon witnessed the emergence of a diverse, radical and energised anti-lockdown movement that was able to gain massive traction on social media and mobilise major numbers of protestors on the streets."
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
2021
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Seconde vague et désinformation: aperçu des tendances sur les réseaux sociaux
"La pandémie de COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019 ou maladie du coronavirus 2019] et les restrictions qu'elle a engendrées ont donné lieu à une prolifération de théories complotistes en ligne telles que la propagation de discours favorisant la désinformation et la mésinformation, la promotion de faux remèdes et la stigmatisation de certaines communautés minoritaires. L'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) a souligné, de concert avec des institutions publiques internationales, les menaces pour la santé publique que représente l'« infodémie » de COVID-19 et ses craintes d'une escalade, à l'heure où les pays sont confrontés à une seconde flambée du virus et tentent de mettre au point un futur vaccin. La France n'a pas été épargnée par ce type de discours. En effet, la pandémie s'est propagée dans le pays à une période de polarisation politique et sociale croissante, créant ainsi un terrain favorable à la désinformation. En 2019, le mouvement des Gilets Jaunes, qui a duré plusieurs mois, a révélé une opposition significative à la politique et aux institutions traditionnelles."
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Gatewood, Cooper; Guerin, Cécile; Fourel, Zoé
2020-12
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Ein Virus Des Misstrauens: Der Russische Staatssender RT DE Und Die Deutsche Corona-Leugner-Szene
From the Introduction (Einleitung): "Seit einigen Jahren setzen der russische Staatssender RT Deutsch und dessen Nachfolger RT DE bei ihrer Berichterstattung über deutsche Politik auf polarisierende Themen. Die Verstärkung von spaltenden Inhalten gehört dabei zur langfristigen Strategie. Mit seiner Berichterstattung über die Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]-Pandemie und wiederholten Anspielungen auf Verschwörungsmythen und irreführende Botschaften geriet RT DE mitten in eine öffentliche Debatte. In dessen Zentrum standen Desinformationen über die öffentliche Gesundheit und die Verantwortung, die große Plattformen wie YouTube oder Facebook tragen, wenn es um die Verbreitung von schädlichen Inhalten geht. Das US-amerikanische Unternehmen YouTube nahm diese Verantwortung wahr und sperrte permanent den Kanal von RT DE. Die Folge war ein außenpolitischer Konflikt, in dem das russische Außenministerium mit „symmetrischen Gegenmaßnahmen' gegen die in Moskau vertretenden Korrespondentenbüros deutscher öffentlich-rechtlicher Medien drohte, obwohl die Bundesregierung keinen Einfluss auf die YouTube-Sperrungen hatte."
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Smirnova, Julia; Winter, Hannah
2021
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Ill Advice: A Case Study in Facebook's Failure to Tackle COVID-19 Disinformation
From the Introduction: "As the Delta variant of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] surges worldwide and low vaccine uptake rates in US states such as Alabama, Florida and Arkansas put further pressure on health services, this report highlights the role that social media platforms play in hosting and amplifying dangerous and false information about the pandemic and vaccinations."
Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Gallagher, Aoife; Hart, Mackenzie; O'Connor, Ciaran
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United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security [2012]
From the Document: "The goal of this National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security is as simple as it is profound: to empower half the world's population as equal partners in preventing conflict and building peace in countries threatened and affected by war, violence, and insecurity. Achieving this goal is critical to our national and global security. Deadly conflicts can be more effectively avoided, and peace can be best forged and sustained, when women become equal partners in all aspects of peace-building and conflict prevention, when their lives are protected, their experiences considered, and their voices heard. As directed by the Executive Order signed by President Obama entitled Instituting a National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security, this Plan describes the course the United States Government will take to accelerate, institutionalize, and better coordinate our efforts to advance women's inclusion in peace negotiations, peacebuilding activities, and conflict prevention; to protect women from sexual and gender-based violence; and to ensure equal access to relief and recovery assistance, in areas of conflict and insecurity."
United States. White House Office
2011-12
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National Research and Development Strategy for Microbial Forensics
From the Document: "The purpose of the National Strategy to Support Microbial Forensic Research is to guide and focus the research efforts of the US Government to advance the discipline of microbial forensics and provide the nation with the most scientifically sound and statistically defensible capability to provide scientific data to support attribution investigations of a potential or actual biological attack. The Strategy has three primary goals: I. Develop a strategic microbial forensics research agenda that will produce a national microbial forensic capability that is ultimately capable of high confidence, robust detection, characterization and comparison of biological agents in forensic samples. II. Promote interagency communication, coordination and information sharing on microbial forensics research and development efforts. III. Develop effective interagency education and training on microbial forensics designed to inform policymakers and scientific and technical personnel. This Strategy shall form the framework of an interagency implementation plan that will begin to address research and interagency communications issues that are required for an enduring national capability in microbial forensics."
United States. White House Office; National Science and Technology Council (U.S.)
2009
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Declaration by President Obama and Prime Minister Harper of Canada - Beyond the Border [February 4, 2011]
This February 4, 2011 declaration by President Obama and Prime Minister Harper of Canada discusses the pursuit of "a perimeter approach to security, working together within, at, and away from the borders of [the United States and Canada] to enhance [...] security and accelerate the legitimate flow of people, goods, and services between [the] two countries." The declaration describes the principles, key areas of cooperation, and implementation and oversight. Key areas include: addressing threats early; trade facilitation, economic growth, and jobs; integrated cross-border law enforcement; and critical infrastructure and cybersecurity.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
Obama, Barack
2011-02-04
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Memorandum for the Secretary of State [September 15, 2005]
This memorandum to the Secretary of State explains the President's determination to include Afghanistan, the Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela on the list of Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries list for Fiscal Year 2006.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2005-09-15
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President Announces Crackdown on Terrorist Financial Network [November 7, 2001]
In these remarks, President Bush announces the crackdown on two terror-supporting networks. The government shut down their U.S. offices and, in cooperation with other governments, blocked their international assets. President Bush strongly reiterates that the U.S. government will act against financial institutions which support terrorism.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
2001-11-07
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President's Radio Address [October 29, 2005]
This is the transcript from the President's Radio Address on October 29, 2005. In this address the President discusses the newly passed Iraqi constitution.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
2007-10-29
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Fact Sheet: Overview of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act [June 2, 2005]
This fact sheet provides an overview of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act including the background and reasons for the act as well as implementation, and current persons being sanctioned under the act.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2005-06-02
