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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Lindsay Gorman Talks Deepfakes at Defense One and Nextgov’s Cyber Summit
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. [...]
Nad’a Kovalčíková Discusses Accountability in Journalism and Social Media in a Panel the Hague
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. [...]
Josh Rudolph Discusses Covert Foreign Money in Democracy on Hudson Institute Panel
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." [...]
Laura Rosenberger on the Laws of War in Cyberspace at the National Cathedral
ASD Co-director Laura Rosenberger joined Amb. Susan Rice, Prof. Joseph Nye, and Gen. Keith Alexander (Ret.) for a panel discussion on the Laws of War in Cyberspace. [...]
Lindsay Gorman in Discussion at GLOBESEC 2019: “Explosive Data: Lifeblood of Our Times”
ASD Fellow for Emerging Technologies Lindsay Gorman joins former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and Gregg Garrett, head of U.S. and International Cybersecurity at BDO, to discuss the coming problems and potential of big data, a [...]
Laura Rosenberger on Foreign Election Interference at Globesec 2019
ASD Co-director Laura Rosenberger discusses foreign election interference with other panelists at Globesec's Bratislava Forum 2019 in Bratislava, Slovakia. Joining Rosenberger on the panel are MEP for the Netherlands Marietje Schaake, the McCain Ins [...]
Clint Watts Testifies Before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: AI and Deepfakes
Clint Watts Distinguished Research Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute Non-Resident Fellow, Alliance For Securing Democracy, German Marshall Fund of the United States Author, Messing With The Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of Hacker [...]
Heidi Tworek Testifies Before the International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy, and Democracy
International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy, and Democracy May 27, 2019, Ottawa, Canada Remarks by Dr. Heidi Tworek, Assistant Professor of International History at the University of British Columbia, Visiting Fellow at the Joint Center for [...]
Laura Rosenberger’s Testimony Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee: “Undermining Democracy: Kremlin Tools of Malign Political Influence”
Statement by Laura Rosenberger, Director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy and Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States BEFORE THE UNITED STATES HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS Concerning: “Undermining Democracy: Kreml [...]
ASD’s Laura Rosenberger in Discussion at the Council on Foreign Relations
ASD's Laura Rosenberger participates in a panel discussion on emerging technology at the Council of Foreign Relations with Shanthi Kalathil, Adam Segal, and Vijay Vaitheeswaran. The panelists discuss if social media and other technological developme [...]
ASD’s Lindsay Gorman in a Panel Discussion at NATO Engages: The Alliance at 70
ASD Fellow for Emerging Technology Lindsay Gorman sat down for a panel discussion at the 2019 NATO Engages conference with Ken Loy, CEO of Hensoldt Inc., Admiral Manfred Nielson, NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Noam Perski, Inte [...]
ASD’s Laura Rosenberger in Conversation with the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Australia
Lowy Institute Senior Fellow Richard McGregor and Laura Rosenberger discuss the state of relations between the United States and China. The relationship between Washington and Beijing is increasingly competitive. The economic interdependence [...]