Our work on the 2020 U.S. elections.
Laura Rosenberger in The New York Times: 7 Ways That You Can Save Our Democracy
Americans have heard a lot about threats to the 2020 election. But one of the greatest threats may be a loss of faith in our electoral system itself. The director of the F.B.I., Christopher Wray, told Congress in September that his greatest concern [...]
Josh Rudolph in Dallas Morning News: Beat Russia’s Election Endgame By Keeping the Faith
A Soviet adage suggests Westerners play chess proficiently through the opening and middlegame, only to be overtaken by a surprisingly offensive Soviet endgame. In the days ahead, Russia might stage a come-from-behind endgame attack in the aftermath [...]
David Levine in The Fulcrum: Here’s Why the U.S. Can Handle Voter Intimidation
Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine coauthored an article with Tammy Patrick of the Democracy Fund on how U.S. election infrastructure protects voters from intimidation in The Fulcrum. There's been growing concern about voter intimidation in th [...]
Lindsay Gorman Discusses Digital Privacy and Security in a Panel at CSPC
Fellow for Emerging Technologies Lindsay Gorman joined Jocelyn Aqua of PwG and Kenneth Popp of Georgetown Law to discuss digital privacy and security and recommendations for the next administration in a panel discussion at the Center for the Study o [...]
Laura Rosenberger Discusses Foreign Interventions in U.S. Campaigns on ‘The Lawfare Podcast’
Director Laura Rosenberger has been working on combating foreign interference in U.S. domestic politics since 2016, and she is the author of two recent significant articles—one in Foreign Affairs and one on Lawfare—both on the subject of foreign inf [...]
Zack Cooper in Real Clear World: How to Respond to China’s Information Warfare
Co-Director Zack Cooper and AEI Researcher Aine Tyrrell argue that reciprocity plays into the Chinese Communist Party’s hands in three key ways. Last week, the State Department designated six media entities operating in the United States as foreign [...]
Bret Schafer Discusses Online Election Disinformation on WLVT
Media and Digital Disinformation Fellow Bret Schafer spoke to WLVT's about disinformation on social media ahead of the 2020 election. Last month, the FBI posted a warning on its website, stating that cybercriminals and foreign actors will use soci [...]
Clint Watts Discusses Foreign Interference in 2020 Election on ‘Intelligence Matters’
In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell interviews former FBI Special Agent Clint Watts, current Distinguished Research Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and Non-Resident Fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democra [...]
David Levine in The Fulcrum: Three Takeaways from Election Meddling by Russia and Iran
Last week we learned Russia and Iran are interfering in the 2020 presidential election. That's concerning, but hardly surprising. It's a reminder that Americans need to be vigilant as the election approaches. And there are some common-sense actions [...]
How to Improve Election Information Security in 30 Minutes or Less: Seven Last Minute Steps Election Officials Can Take to Protect Against Information Security Threats
As an election official, you’ve likely spent the past four years upgrading systems, patching vulnerabilities, and implementing new security features and procedures to safeguard the 2020 elections. But now, with tens of millions of ballots already ca [...]
Hamilton Toplines: October 17-23, 2020
The final U.S. presidential debate provided significant fodder for Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state media to criticize the current state of U.S. democracy. Russian state media provided the most extensive coverage of the debate, with the majority [...]
David Levine on Safeguarding Electoral Integrity Through Better Cybersecurity
Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine joined an IFES panel to discuss effective cybersecurity practices for securing elections. Read more on the topic in Levine and IFES' Beata Martin-Rozumilowicz's recent report Cyberattacks, Foreign Interferenc [...]