A selection of our work and experts featured in print, television, radio, and online.
Bret Schafer Evaluates Russian Disinformation Campaigns on EU Now
Bret Schafer of the Alliance for Securing Democracy joins the diplomatic mission of the European Union to the United States to talk about Russian disinformation campaigns, their role in shaping narratives about the war in Ukraine, and the challenges [...]
Bret Schafer Quoted in The New York Times: China’s Echoes of Russia’s Alternate Reality Intensify Around the World
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Chinese state media and government officials have been increasingly echoing Russian disinformation and undermining Beijing's efforts to promote a neutral position. As Russia faces renewed condemnation for the a [...]
Laura Thornton in The Atlantic: The Democrats America Is Leaving Behind
In 1997, I was living in Cambodia, working for the U.S. government to help solidify the country’s fragile democracy. The air was hopeful: Civic groups were preparing to monitor upcoming elections, political parties were selecting candidates and draf [...]
Bret Schafer Quoted in The Washington Post: China is Russia’s Most Powerful Weapon for Information Warfare
After Russian state outlets were blocked in Europe and restricted around the world on major social media platforms, Chinese state media and government officials have emerged as major amplifiers of pro-Kremlin disinformation on the war in Ukraine. “W [...]
Kristine Berzina Discusses War Crimes in Bucha and the Hungarian Elections on Latvijas Radio 1
War crimes in Ukraine and the world response. Parliamentary elections in Hungary. Political scientist Andis Kudors and journalist of the Latvian Radio News Service Uģis Lībietis evaluate the current affairs. We are in contact with Kristine Berzina, [...]
Etienne Soula Analyzes the Rise of the Far-Right Ahead of French Elections on Newsy
Etienne Soula, research analyst with the Alliance for Securing Democracy, speaks to Newsy on the rise of the far right ahead of France's presidential election. [...]
Kristine Berzina Discusses Apparent War Crimes in Bucha on DW News
Alliance for Securing Democracy Senior Fellow Kristine Berzina joins DW News to discuss the situation in Bucha after President Biden accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of committing war crimes. [...]
Zack Cooper Breaks Down EU-China Summit on CNBC
Zack Cooper of the German Marshall Fund of the United States says China is probably overestimating the degree to which Europe sees a need to engage “in a productive way” with it, especially when it comes to the Russia-Ukraine war. [...]
Zack Cooper Discusses the State of China-Russia Relations on Fox Business
During an interview on "Mornings with Maria," Zack Cooper of the Alliance for Securing Democracy argued that the relationship between China and Russia is "as strong as ever." [...]
Laura Thornton in Lawfare: How Democracies Can Respond to the Invasion of Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s passionate speech in Congress underscored the broader consequences of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war in Ukraine, tying it to the struggle for global democracy. He thanked President Biden for “ [...]
Kristine Berzina on the U.S.-EU Plan to Decrease Energy Dependence on Russia on BBC World Business Report
Over a month into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, shelling continues in some of the country’s major cities. We’ll hear from Vira, who is staying put in Kyiv, at least for the time being. And the BBC’s Kateryna Khinkulova explains how the conflict i [...]
Kristine Berzina Discusses French Companies Continuing Operations in Russia Despite Sanctions on France 24
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used an address to France's parliament on Wednesday to call on French companies still working in Russia to "stop sponsoring" the Kremlin's aggression against his country. Kristine Berzina, Senior Fellow at the [...]