A selection of our work and experts featured in print, television, radio, and online.
Josh Kirschenbaum Discusses Transparency Loopholes in Investment Funds on ‘Bribe, Swindle, or Steal’
Josh Kirschenbaum joined TRACE International's "Bribe, Swindle, or Steal" to discuss investment funds and the gaping loophole they create through which vast sums of money can move with no accountability. [...]
Nad’a Kovalčíková Discusses Putin’s Annual Speech on Euronews’ Good Morning Europe
ASD Program Manager and Fellow Naďa Kovalčíková spoke to Euronews ahead of Russian President Putin’s annual address to the nation. She discussed Russia’s destabilizing efforts to advance its strategic interests, Russia’s tense diplomatic relations w [...]
Josh Rudolph in Just Security: Limited Sanctions Will Not Deter Putin, But They Are a Fine Start
The Russia sanctions announced by the Biden administration on Thursday did not impose severe financial costs on Moscow, although the measures are stronger than those of the Trump administration because they are credibly reinforced by the president’s [...]
Is the Threat of Election Interference Higher Now Than in 2019? David Levine Discusses on CHED
Elections Integrity Fellow joined host Shaye Ganam to discuss election security in Canada and other democracies, as well as the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace. Related reading: Multi-Stakeholder Insights: A Compendium On Countering [...]
Lindsay Gorman in Financial Times: Do China’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomats Really Have Any Bite?
The country’s social media offensive over Xinjiang is in overdrive — and backfiring in the West. As tensions grow between China and the world’s major democracies over human rights abuses in Xinjiang province, Beijing’s “wolf warrior” diplomats have [...]
ASD, Canada, and Microsoft Issue Multi-Stakeholder Insights: A Compendium on Countering Election Interference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 CONTACT: Rachael Dean Wilson or Kayla Goodson, press@securingdemocracy.org The Government of Canada, Microsoft and ASD i [...]
Lindsay Gorman Discusses How Cameras On Amazon Are Tied To China Military, Abuse on Newsy
Dahua and Hikvision are accused of being connected to China's military and human rights abuses. Amazon profits by selling their products online. Selling their products isn’t illegal, but it does raise ethical questions for tech analysts like Lindsa [...]
Josh Rudolph in The Hill: Close the Avenues of Foreign Meddling
In his farewell address, President George Washington warned about “the insidious wiles of foreign influence.” In Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) recent statement supporting some provisions in the For the People Act (S. 1), he voiced a modern echo of Wa [...]
Brad Hanlon Discusses What Worked, What Didn’t, and What’s Next after the 2020 Election on SiriusXM
Program Manager and Analyst Bradley Hanlon joined Julie Mason to discuss the more than 200 actions the government, private sector, and civil society took to secure the 2020 election against foreign interference and how we can improve going forward. [...]
Nad’a Kovalčíková Discusses the U.S.-Europe Partnership within NATO with 168 Ora
Program Manager and Fellow Nad’a Kovalčíková spoke to the Hungarian weekly 168 Ora about U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's talks with NATO leaders and the joint EU-U.S. approach to Russia and China. Below is an English translation of the inte [...]
Brad Hanlon in The Hill: Congressional CEO Grillings Can’t Solve Disinformation. We Need A Public Interest Regulator
Last Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held yet another hearing to grill social media CEOs about the mis- and disinformation on their platforms. While much of the hearing consisted of members soliciting soundbites from the executives [...]
Josh Rudolph in Foreign Policy: Congress Can Do Better to Fight Weaponized Corruption
The U.S. government must reimagine FinCEN as an essential one-stop shop to support law enforcement with sophisticated financial intelligence and formidable analytic capabilities, Malign Finance Fellow Josh Rudolph and Gary Kalman write in Foreign Po [...]