Departures With Robert Amsterdam

We often discuss Russia's actions during the 2016 US election as though it were something "unprecedented." But in fact, there is a long established history of Russia, the Soviet Union before it, and the United States engaging in widespread efforts to interfere in elections around the world. The more important question is what to do about it. David Shimer, a Global Fellow at the Wilson Center, joins the podcast to discuss this question and more from his latest book, "Rigged: America, Russia, and One Hundred Years of Covert Electoral Interference." Speaking with host Robert Amsterdam, Shimer argues that we need to restore the historical perspective on covert election interference in order to formulate an effective response - to understand that no, this is not anything new, but that there are clear actions that can be taken. Shimer discusses the important distinction between Russia's intentions to covertly influence US public opinion vs. attempts to physically change or alter ballots and voting systems infrastru