The coronavirus pandemic is creating an opportunity for foreign actors who seek to undermine Western democracies to advance their goals. From weekly reports that track messaging from Russian and Chinese state-backed media and diplomatic actors, to pieces that analyze the geopolitical impact of crisis, ASD’s work on coronavirus can be found here.
Nad’a Kovalcikova on the Future of NATO and Transatlantic Relations in Euractiv
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 [...]
Nad’a Kovalčíková Joins a Panel Discussion on Disinformation in Europe after Coronavirus on the Europe After Coronavirus Podcast
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 [...]
Nad’a Kovalčíková Discusses the EU’s Joint Communication to Combat Coronavirus Disinformation on Slovakian RTVS Television
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 [...]
David Levine Discusses 20 Ways to Protect the 2020 Presidential Election with Secure Elections Network
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 [...]
Q&A with David Levine: What Can We Learn from the June 2 Primaries?
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 [...]
Nad’a Kovalcikova Joins Globsec to Discuss Push and Pull Factors of the COVID-19 Infodemic
Fellow and Program Manager Nad'a Kovalcikova joined Globsec for a webinar discussion entitled "COVID-19 Infodemic: Push and Pull Factors." As the coronavirus pandemic starts to retreat and countries are starting to open their economies, false stori [...]
Strong Yet Brittle: The Risks of Digital Authoritarianism
Introduction Authoritarian governments increasingly adopt technology-centric national strategies and methods of internal governance. They control their societies through digital censorship, propaganda, and surveillance, and use these same tools to [...]
Laura Rosenberger Talks 2020 Election Security on ‘Intelligence Matters’
In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with ASD Director Laura Rosenberger. Rosenberger details the breadth of foreign interference threats the U.S. faces ahead of the 2020 presidential election from known actors like Ru [...]
Nad’a Kovalcikova Talks the Coronavirus Infodemic in Europe with Euranet Plus
Disinformation is on the rise during the coronavirus pandemic. The EU is fighting back, and tech companies are clamping down. But will moves to censor content just fuel the conspiratorial fire? “Global health crises are one of the common examples w [...]
Hamilton Weekly Report: May 16-22, 2020
Russia Toplines The coronavirus remained the most dominant topic for the Russian media ecosystem last week, with no change in the amount of coverage from the previous week. In non-coronavirus coverage, two other topics of interest emerged: messaging [...]
Bret Schafer Talks China’s Coronavirus Social Media Offensive on Newsy
Digital Media and Disinformation Fellow Bret Schafer spoke to Newsy about how China is using social media to push thousands of messages intended to undermine the U.S.' handling of the coronavirus pandemic. "There has been an explosion of Chinese di [...]
COVID19 Disinformation and the Global Battle of Narratives: A U.S. and EU Perspective
Naja Bentzen, an analyst at European Parliamentary Research Service, and Sophie in't Veld, member of the European Parliament and chair of the Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group, joined ASD Director Laura Rosenberger for a [...]