One of the goals of the Kremlin’s social media disruption campaign, Special Counsel Robert Mueller unequivocally demonstrated in his recent indictment of 13 Russians, was to elect Donald Trump. Another, according to the indictment, was even simpler: [...]
News and Commentary DOJ forms cyber task force: Attorney General Sessions announced that the Department of Justice is forming the Cyber-Digital Task Force to “better combat global cyber-threats, including efforts to interfere with elections or dama [...]
Before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the idea of turning civilian airplanes into weapons was inconceivable to most. And until it was discovered that Russian President Vladimir Putin had interfered in the 2016 U.S. election, it was uni [...]
Dear Senators, We write to express our strong support for the Secure Elections Act (S. 2261). This legislation, introduced by Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Susan Collins (R-ME), a [...]
The warnings are loud, clear, and unambiguous. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats told us last week that Russia is attempting to “degrade our democratic values and weaken our alliances.” A few days later, after the Mueller indictment came d [...]
Special Edition: Mueller Indictment Mueller indicts Russia’s Internet Research Agency (IRA), 13 Russians and 3 other entities for meddling in 2016 presidential election: Special Counsel Mueller’s indictment on Friday recounted facts about Russia’s [...]
News and Commentary Tracking China’s efforts to expand its influence in Europe: A new report by the Global Public Policy Institute finds that “China’s rapidly increasing political influencing efforts in Europe and the self-confident promotion of it [...]
Jamie Fly and Laura Rosenberger discuss their research on Russia's campaign to strategically deceive public opinion, and their urgent recommendation that a bipartisan effort be mounted to combat Putin’s disinformation offensive on Foreign Policy, ho [...]
News and Commentary Social media companies continue to respond to new revalations: In an updated blog post on its investigation of Russia’s use of its platform to interfere in the 2016 election, Twitter announced that the number of people who retwe [...]