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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Laura Rosenberger and Clint Watts on Combatting Disinformation in Elections at CISA’s National Cybersecurity Summit
Director Laura Rosenberger and Non-Resident Fellow Clint Watts joined a panel entitled "Combatting Disinformation and Misinformation in Elections" at CISA's National Cybersecurity Summit with Alex Stamos, Jorhena Thomas, and Olivia Gazis. [...]
Ariane Tabatabai Discusses the U.S. Election’s Implications for Iran with the Washington Institute
Donald Trump and Joe Biden are putting forward very different ideas about U.S. policy toward Iran, which arguably makes the results of their contest very consequential for Tehran—though some in the Islamic Republic say otherwise. That raises the que [...]
Virtual Event Invitation: Securing the 2020 Presidential Election: A Discussion on Threats, Prevention, and Mitigation with Local U.S. Election Officials
Monday, October 12, 2020 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EDT | 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CET Register here. From logistical challenges to disinformation campaigns and attacks undermining the integrity of the election process, the 2020 Presidential Election—se [...]
Follow the Money: Understanding the Threat Covert Foreign Financing Poses to Democracies
On October 1, 2020, the Alliance for Securing Democracy and the European Centre of Excellence on Hybrid Threats in Helsinki hosted a virtual discussion on the threat malign financial activity poses to democracies across the transatlantic space. Elle [...]
David Levine on Making Sure Your Vote Counts in 2020
Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine joined Jack Noland of RepresentUs and Eliza Sweren-Becker of the Brennan Center for Justice to discuss how Americans can make sure their vote is counted in the 2020 Election. [...]
Lindsay Gorman Discusses Data and National Security at the National Press Foundation
Fellow for Emerging Technologies Lindsay Gorman joined Adam Segal of the Council of Foreign Relations and Clete Williams of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in an online panel discussion at the National Press Foundation to discuss the dangers [...]
David Levine in an Online Panel Discussion on Cybersecurity and Election Interference at Sierra College
Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine joined an online panel discussion on cybersecurity and election interference hosted by Sierra College. [...]
Virtual Event Invitation: Follow the Money: Understanding the Threat Covert Foreign Financing Poses to Democracies
Thursday, October 1, 2020 | 10:00am-11:00am EDT / 4:00pm-5:00pm CEST / 5:00pm-6:00pm EEST Register here. Please join the Alliance for Securing Democracy and the European Centre of Excellence on Hybrid Threats in Helsinki for a virtual, interactive [...]
Laura Rosenberger Joins a Panel on Voter Attitudes and Foreign Influence at CNAS
Director Laura Rosenberger joined a discussion panel on voter attitudes and foreign influence hosted by the Center for a New American Security, the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, and the Annenberg Public Policy Center. [...]
David Levine Discusses Voting in America on the Riley Center’s StraightTalk Panel
Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine joined a panel discussion on the security of election infrastructure in the lead up to the 2020 Election at the Riley Center at Furman University. [...]
Lindsay Gorman Hosts a GMF Face Off Debate On Banning Chinese Diplomats from Twitter
ASD Fellow for Emerging Technologies Lindsay Gorman moderated a GMF Face Off Debate between Rep. Mike Gallagher (Wisconsin's 8th District) and Member of the European Parliament Miriam Lexmann (Slovakia) on the question of whether Chinese diplomats s [...]
Zack Cooper and Bret Schafer Discuss Election Preparedness at The City Club of Cleveland
ASD Director Zack Cooper and Media and Digital Disinformation Fellow Bret Schafer joined Girma Parris of Case Western Reserve University on a panel at The City Club of Cleveland to discuss the United States' disinformation and election security prep [...]