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Social media in Ukraine hit harder by propaganda than elsewhere - Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Information warfare and cyberattacks should be countered more actively – Kurt Volker
The US and Ukraine should make more effort to counter information warfare and cyberattacks, said State Department Special Representative for Ukraine, Kurt Volker at the 15th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting themed “The Next Generation of Everything” and organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.
Rewriting history is one of the favorite instruments of tyrants and populists, Bernard-Henri Levy
One of the favorite and effective instruments in the inventory of modern tyrants and populists is rewriting the past, believes philosopher and writer Bernard-Henri Levy.
Use of blockchain technology boosts the democratization of many spheres of life, Ethereum co-founder
The use of blockchain technology can help to avoid overregulation and boost the democratization of many spheres of life. This is the idea articulated by co-founder of the Ethereum Platform, Vitalik Buterin, at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Yalta European Strategy (YES) “The Next Generation of Everything”, organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.
Personal Income Inequality Cut to Help Fighting Populism - EC Vice President
Reducing inequality in people’s personal income is an effective measure to fight a “wave of populism” seen around the globe, EC Vice President for Euro and Social Dialogue, Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, Valdis Dombrovskis, has said.
Development of transnational companies requires new approach to taxation – Summers
With transnational companies expanding operations, there is a need for a new, internationally agreed taxation system, Harvard University Professor, Larry Summers, has said at the 15th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting “The Next Generation of Everything”, organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.
US political system remains stable under any president – Condoleezza Rice
The US political system is built in such a way that it remains stable and balanced under any president, said 66th U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, at the 15th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting themed “The Next Generation of Everything” and organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.
NATO's first priority in cooperation with Ukraine is the support of reforms, Assistant Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The NATO’s primary task in cooperation with Ukraine is to support and assist with the implementation of fundamental reforms, said Alejandro Alvargonzález, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, NATO, at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Yalta European Strategy (YES) “The Next Generation of Everything” organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.
Full-fledged artificial intellect may be created by 2029 - Ray Kurzweil
The creation of artificial intellect that would be comparable in its capacity to the human intellect is possible before 2029, thinks inventor, author, futurist Ray Kurzweil.
Economic problems in Argentina, Turkey will not cause global financial crisis - Bill Ford
Economic problems Argentina and Turkey have been experiencing will not lead to a global financial crisis, General Atlantic CEO Bill Ford has said in his speech at the 15th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting “The Next Generation of Everything”, organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.
