ASD convenes transatlantic policymakers, elected officials, academics, technical experts, and leaders from civil society and the private sector to address the urgent need to secure our democracies, create a common understanding of the techniques used to undermine democracies, and share lessons learned about effective defensive and deterrent strategies.
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, and former acting CIA director Michael Morell discuss ASD’s Policy Blueprint for Countering Authoritarian Interference in Democracies at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on June 26, 2018.
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Foreign Information Operations Targeting California and Other States
In this expert-led webinar, Bret Schafer of the Alliance for Securing Democracy joined Dr. Robert English, Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California, to explore how foreign influence operations are evolv [...]
Digital Threats and Propaganda: How North Carolina and Other States are Targeted by Foreign Actors
The World Affairs Council of Charlotte held an exclusive lunch event on Thursday, May 29 featuring ASD experts who unpacked how countries like Russia, China, and Iran are actively shaping public discourse and influencing communities in North Carolin [...]
Vassilis Ntousas Moderates GMF Discussion on EU Responses to Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference
Foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) is a growing threat to democracies worldwide, with social media platforms as prime battlegrounds. In Europe, domestic and foreign malign actors engage in information operations aimed at underm [...]
ASD and the McCain Institute Hold Discussion on AI and a Complex Information Space ahead of the 2024 US Election
Generative AI programs can be used to churn out content parroting false narratives within seconds and produce sophisticated fake images, videos, and audio that are increasingly indistinguishable from authentic material. The widespread accessibility [...]
The China-Russia Nexus of Disinformation
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 10:00 - 11:00am ET 1600 - 1700 CET In the two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, Russia’s and the People’s Republic of China’s use of disinformation has increased along with Moscow and Beijin [...]
Addressing Current and Emerging Threats To Secure Democracy
Democratic backsliding has been a defining feature of modern politics and the transatlantic space has not been immune to this trend. The subversive effect of autocratic efforts to undermine democracy has concerned leaders across Europe and the Unite [...]
ASD Event at Brussels Forum 2023 | US Elections in 2024: Politics, Ukraine Support, and Challenges to Democracy
Experts in opinion polling and politics join this discussion around the 2024 presidential race in the United States. Presidential politics could impact the trajectory of the “New Atlanticism” and US support for Ukraine as isolationist or “America Fi [...]
David Salvo on Risk and Resilience in the Face of Russian Interference in Europe and Eurasia
Which elements of Putin’s playbook do we see used time and time again in different countries in Europe and Eurasia? What signs should we have seen in Ukraine from 2015 to 2022? And which of these can help inform civil society resilience strategies i [...]
The Elections in Turkey and Poland: How Domestic Corruption Undermines Democracy
From Ukraine’s courageous defense of its own sovereignty and democracy to the ongoing demands for human rights and reform in Iran, there are many reasons for optimism about the future of the liberal democratic order. But this hope ought to be tempere [...]
Lindsay Gorman Testifies Before Australian Parliament about China’s Influence Operations
Below is an unedited transcript of the proceedings provided by the Australian Parliament. Read the full transcript here. GORMAN, Ms Lindsay, Senior Fellow for Emerging Technologies and Head, Technology and Geopolitics Team, Alliance for Securing De [...]
Lindsay Gorman Talks China’s Surveillance State with the National Security Institute
As part of NSI’s ongoing series, “A Spotlight on China’s Global Repression,” NSI is excited to host a discussion examining how China uses digital tools, such as social media platforms like WeChat and TikTok and its social credit system, to further t [...]
Accountability and Transparency in Ukrainian Recovery and Reconstruction
The scale of Russia’s devastation and destruction in Ukraine will eventually have to be matched by a recovery and reconstruction process equal to the Marshall Plan. To prevent the massive flow of financial assistance from leaking into corruption and [...]