Overview Besides ongoing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, there was little narrative overlap in messaging from Russian, Chinese, and Iranian government officials and state media, besides the ever-present strain of anti-Americanism. For most of [...]
Our Take To compete with authoritarian regimes like China in AI, the United States should work with its democratic allies to develop more competitive strategies that play to its strengths, Andrew Imbrie, a senior fellow at Georgetown University’s C [...]
Introduction In a 1972 paper for the United States Air Force Project at RAND, the late Andrew Marshall defined what he called a more “efficient, effective U.S. competitive role.”A.W. Marshall, Long-Term Competition with the Soviets: A Framework fo [...]
On June 29, 2020, Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine joined the Global Cyber Alliance for an interactive online event to discuss the issues facing elections and possible ways forward. [...]
Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine and Media and Digital Disinformation Fellow Bret Schafer discuss social media and foreign interference in the upcoming 2020 election in an online discussion with the Secure Elections Network. [...]
ASD Emerging Technologies Fellow Lindsay Gorman, Harvard's Hugo Yen, and Virginia Tech's David Simpson provide a brief overview of 5G technology and related policy considerations for Harvard Belfer Center's Technology Factsheet Series. Introducti [...]
Beleaguered by regional tensions, the coronavirus pandemic, and economic woes, Tehran could use anti-Israel sentiment to restore its reputation, ASD Middle East Fellow Ariane Tabatabai and Eurasia Group Analyst Henry Rome argue in Foreign Policy. [...]
Fellow and Program Manager Nad'a Kovalčíková was interviewed on Women in International Security's new podcast on the evolution of NATO in the digital age. [...]
Announcements The German Marshall Fund’s first virtual Brussels Forum continues this week. Tune in for conversations with U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, and others. View the [...]
Overview For the first time since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, coverage of racism, police brutality, and related protests did not feature among the top ten hashtags or key phrases (in aggregate) used by Russian, Chinese, and Iranian d [...]
The Trump administration has rhetorically embraced great power competition with the Chinese Communist Party, but last week it took a big step in the wrong direction by gutting the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) in what is being called the “Wed [...]
American companies like Zoom need to support our values of openness and freedom of information at home and abroad, Emerging Technologies Fellow Lindsay Gorman argues in Newsweek. Americans are increasingly relying on video conferencing software fo [...]
Media and Digital Disinformation Fellow Bret Schafer spoke to Julie Mason about the online threats to the U.S. election, including disinformation, "cheapfakes," and information leaks. [...]
Kristine Berzina joined Euronews to discuss President Trump's announcement to remove U.S. troops from Germany, the impact this decision will have on NATO, and NATO's posture towards China. [...]
On this episode of Lawfare's Arbiters of Truth series on disinformation, Alina Polyakova and Quinta Jurecic spoke with ASD Director Laura Rosenberger about Chinese information operations. When it comes to information operations, most Americans pro [...]
The Alliance for Securing Democracy’s Authoritarian Interference Tracker maps and catalogs over 400 instances of Russian state-sponsored efforts to undermine democracy in over 40 countries. The Tracker documents five tools authoritarian regimes use [...]
Middle East Fellow Ariane Tabatabai spoke to Newsy about how Iran is using its social media presence to spread messages about the U.S.' handling of the coronavirus pandemic and racial justice protests. For years, Iran has been ramping up its online [...]
Our Take On June 11, the Alliance for Securing Democracy expanded the Hamilton 2.0 Dashboard to include the tracking of Iranian government-backed messaging and narratives promoted on social media and state-sponsored websites. You can access the exp [...]
Overview As with the past four months, the coronavirus was yet again the primary topic discussed by Russian, Chinese, and Iranian messengers, though the specific narratives differed depending on the country. China’s diplomats and state media, for ex [...]
Emerging Technologies Fellow Lindsay Gorman joined a group of experts to discuss Zoom's recent episode where it blocked accounts at Beijing's request and whether or not it's possible for foreign companies with a presence in China to maintain their s [...]
Director Laura Rosenberger and Emerging Technologies Fellow Lindsay Gorman address how democracies can engage in the information contest without playing autocrats' game—the values and principles to guide a democratic approach, the steps to compete, [...]
Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine was interviewed on SiriusXM's "Press Pool with Julie Mason" about U.S. election security. He discussed the potential for foreign interference, disinformation, and voting changes during the coronavirus pandemic [...]
In an op-ed for EUobserver, Senior Fellow Kristine Berzina, Emerging Technologies Fellow Lindsay Gorman, and Fellow and Program Manager Nad'a Kovalcikova argue that TikTok's membership in the EU's Code of Practice on Disinformation risks prematurely [...]
THE ALLIANCE FOR SECURING DEMOCRACY EXPANDS HAMILTON 2.0 DASHBOARD TO INCLUDE IRAN Interactive tool tracks official Iranian messaging and information manipulation on topics like COVID-19 and U.S. protests Contact: Rachael Dean Wilson or Kayla Goodso [...]
Foreign interference in U.S. democracy isn’t just about Russia — and it shouldn’t be a partisan issue. Foreign-backed cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns, and hack and leak efforts aimed at damaging our democratic system only exacerbate the uncer [...]
Euractiv asked key representatives and security sector experts to answer the question, "How will transatlantic relations change in the near future?" Below is an English translation of Fellow and Program Manager Nad'a Kovalcikova's response. NATO’s [...]
Program Manager and Fellow Nad’a Kovalčíková joined Jorge Tuñón of University Carlos III of Madrid and Emma Briant of Bard College to discuss disinformation in Europe after the Coronavirus "infodemic" on El País’ Agenda Pública and OpenEUDebate's Eu [...]
Program Manager and Fellow Nad’a Kovalčíková appeared on Slovakia's RTVS Television to discuss the press conference held with EEAS HRVP Josep Borrell and Vice-President of the European Commission Věra Jourová on their Joint Communication to tackle C [...]
Our Take Ahead of the November general election, state and local officials should prepare to adapt their election processes to account for the coronavirus. This includes making plans for the possibility of an influx of in-person voting; reaching ou [...]
Overview Russian and Chinese government officials and state media continued to use the ongoing protests and unrest following the killing of George Floyd to portray the United States as a country that is at once repressive and lawless. Beyond highlig [...]
ASD Fellow and Program Manager Dr. Nad'a Kovalcikova moderated a panel discussion with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to discuss the launching of #NATO2030 and the future of the alliance in an increasingly competitive world. [...]
Fellow and Program Manager Nad’a Kovalčíková joined the students at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin to discuss disinformation as a security threat. [...]
In this first of two webinars on securing the upcoming elections, David Levine, Elections Integrity Fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy, and Matt Weil, Director of the Elections Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center, share their new repo [...]
On Tuesday, June 2, 2020, eight states and the District of Columbia held primary elections—the largest number of states to hold elections since the coronavirus pandemic necessitated changes to some states’ planned primaries and voting procedures. In [...]
Announcements The German Marshall Fund’s first virtual Brussels Forum begins today. For 15 years, Brussels Forum has been the preeminent forum for generating ideas and alignment across the Atlantic. Join us throughout June as we discuss the most pr [...]
Overview The steady drumbeat of coronavirus coverage that has dominated Russian and Chinese messaging over the past four months gave way over the weekend to coverage of the George Floyd protests in the United States. Although most of the coverage oc [...]