Our Take Russia’s strategy in the information space is to create the impression that it is impossible to know who is behind a particular narrative, Director Laura Rosenberger explained in a story about the Russian-backed campaign to frame Ukraine f [...]
Russian influence campaigns that falsely accuse Ukraine of interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election have successfully furthered Russia's yearslong geopolitical battle against its largest European neighbor, Head of Research and Policy Jess [...]
The joint position paper published by the finance ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands and Spain on November 8 is likely to pave the way for strong European Union legislation, ASD's Josh Kirschenbaum writes with Nicolas Veron [...]
Emerging Technologies Fellow Lindsay Gorman discusses the democratization and dangers of deepfakes on a panel titled "Fact vs. Fiction: How the Government is Changing Information Verification" at Defense One and Nextgov's Cyber Summit. [...]
Transatlantic sanctions from the United States and Europe put real pressure on Russia to curb its aggression. American political leaders should urge Europe to refrain from lifting economic sanctions on Russia at this point in time and should signal [...]
Our Take Foreign adversaries could rely on some voters’ expectation of manipulation to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the democratic process, warned Fellow for Elections Integrity David Levine in Fortune. Elections are just one target of much broa [...]
Success in countering illicit financial activity will entail a change in mentality, better information sharing, and closer coordination within governments and across borders, Senior Fellow Joshua Kirschenbaum asserted in a brief for Frivarld, the St [...]
ASD Program Manager Nad’a Kovalčíková discussed accountability in journalism and social media in a panel at the Hague Summit for Accountability in the Digital Age. [...]
The Russian government uses information operations to try to control the narrative on many issues around the world. Media and Disinformation Fellow Bret Schafer says that overt information — news spread to the world from state-run outlets like Sputn [...]
Common transatlantic solutions can help counter disinformation campaigns in France and Germany’s changing media ecosystems, Media and Disinformation Fellow Bret Schafer and Research Assistant Etienne Soula argue in an article co-written with Institu [...]
Deputy Director David Salvo and Media and Disinformation Fellow Bret Schafer explain that foreign interference is a local issue, and local officials, community leaders, and citizens must come together to solve it. [...]
Announcement The Alliance for Securing Democracy is proud to partner with Microsoft in bringing together representatives from government, industry and civil society to counter cyber threats to elections and democracy more broadly as part of the Par [...]
Overview On October 6, President Trump announced a U.S. withdrawal from northern Syria, leading to a week-long Turkish offensive against the Syrian Kurds. Since the announcement, Russian media and diplomats have doubled-down on their Syria coverage [...]
Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine argues that the absence of leadership on the Election Assistance Commission just months before the first 2020 primaries could undermine some of the good work the agency has done since 2016. He outlines severa [...]
Emerging Technologies Fellow Lindsay Gorman talked to Dharma Political Risk and Strategy about the geopolitical risks of 5G implementation and the link between 5G, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technological issues. [...]
Last month, the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released volume two of its investigation into Russian interference, which details an extensive campaign that aims to sow division and undermine American democracy via social media. One of [...]
Fellow for Malign Finance Josh Rudolph discussed the issue of party financing from foreign resources on The Center for International Enterprise's podcast, Democracy that Delivers. [...]
It is now abundantly clear that covert foreign money gets weaponized against our democracy, Fellow on Malign Finance Josh Rudolph said on a Hudson Institute panel titled "Securing America's Financial Borders." [...]
Our Take Although bipartisanship will not be possible in every instance, on the right set of common objectives, Congress has a path forward when it comes to combatting foreign interference, Head of Research and Policy Jessica Brandt argued in Lawfa [...]
Head of Policy and Research Jessica Brandt argues that there is enough bipartisan support in Congress to address foreign interference in five key policy domains, which will have a significant impact on the security of our democracy. [...]