A selection of our work and experts featured in print, television, radio, and online.
David Levine Breaks Down the Georgia Primary on The Fulcrum
Last year, Georgia enacted a controversial elections law that critics said would make it significantly harder for people to vote. And while that may still be true, last week’s primary went smoothly with record turnout among both Republicans and Demo [...]
Wall Street Journal Exclusive: China Excels in Google Rankings on Xinjiang and Covid-19 Searches
On issues critical to Beijing, including human rights and the origins of Covid-19, Chinese sources dominate top search results on Western search engines and platforms, including Google, Bing, and YouTube. By securing first-page search results on pop [...]
Elen Aghekyan Explains How China Spreads Disinformation on Search Engines on Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson
While the US and social media companies have banned Russian state media and propaganda in light of the war in Ukraine, China is quietly spreading its own disinformation through search engines. And they've been surprisingly effective at it. Elen Ag [...]
New from ASD and Brookings: How China Exploits Search Results to Shape Views of Xinjiang and Covid-19
This week, the release of the Xinjiang Police Files revealed the extent of China’s inhumane treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Yet, despite pages of suspicious and incriminating evidence, China has denied and condemned these claims. For months, Beiji [...]
David Levine Assesses the Impact of New Voting Laws in Georgia on Newsy
ASD Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine joined Newsy on Monday, May 23 to discuss record early voting and the impact of new voting laws in Georgia ahead of the state’s primary election. [...]
Laura Thornton Discusses How to Strengthen Democracy on Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson
Last year, people around the world were souring on the idea of democracy. But new polling shows surging support for this institution of government. Laura Thornton from the Alliance for Securing Democracy discusses the reasons behind the change in [...]
Kristine Berzina Assesses Sweden and Finland’s Path to NATO on Georgia’s Politics with Bloomberg
ASD Senior Fellow Kristine Berzina discusses Finland and Sweden's path to NATO membership on Politics with Bloomberg. [...]
David Salvo Discusses Russia’s Response to Finland and Sweden’s Bids to Join NATO on Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson
What will Russia's strategy be now that Sweden and Finland have applied to join NATO? With news that Russia is cutting off natural gas supplies, David Salvo from the Alliance for Securing Democracy joins Boyd to talk about the threats both real and [...]
Joshua Kirschenbaum for Bruegel: Now is Not the Time to Confiscate Russia’s Central Bank Reserves
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, all significant jurisdictions that issue convertible reserve currencies have acted decisively to freeze their respective shares of the international reserves of the Bank of Russia. As the costs of Ukraine’s resist [...]
Bryce Barros Participates in War Games: The Battle For Taiwan on NBC News
China Affairs Analyst Bryce Barros participated in a war game on Meet the Press Reports simulating a Chinese invasion of Taiwan in 2027. The exercise brought together U.S. lawmakers, former Pentagon officials, and China experts to think through how [...]
Kristine Berzina Discusses the UK’s New Mutual Security Pact with Sweden and Finland on BBC
GMF's Kristine Berzina joins BBC News to discuss the mutual security pact that the UK signed today with Sweden and Finland. The new agreement outlines support the UK will provide if Finland and Sweden come under attack, guarantees more intelligence [...]
Laura Thornton in The Hill: Republican Party’s Fear of Debate Highlights Our Slide Toward Authoritarianism
One of the most rewarding aspects of my 25-year career overseas working for democracy organizations was organizing candidate debates. Particularly in countries where it had never been done. In 2013, we pulled off Cambodia’s first televised debate th [...]