Ongoing racial tensions and economic instability will leave Western democracies too weak to defend themselves against mass disinformation and cyber attacks from autocratic regimes, warns retired U.S. Army Major General John Davis.
The former major general named China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea as some of the key aggressors waging information and cyber warfare on Western governments and institutions.
“The recent impact of a deadly global pandemic accompanied by severe world economic instability, and recently inflamed racial tensions on top of an already divided society within many Western democracies, presents a historical opportunity for our adversaries to gain an advantage,” he told Australia’s National Press Club on Nov. 17….