A selection of our work and experts featured in print, television, radio, and online.
Clint Watts Talks Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories on Meet the Press
Non-Resident Fellow Clint Watts identifies the central coronavirus conspiracy theories and outlines their sources. Read more here. [...]
Defining Deepfakes: How They Are Used and Their Potential Threat to Democracy
Emerging Technologies Fellow Lindsay Gorman defines deepfakes, explains how they are often used, and explains the threat they pose to our democracy in a video for Girl Security's #defendurreality campaign. This video contains a discussion of one of [...]
Nad’a Kovalčíková Featured in the German Marshal Fund’s “What GMF is Reading”
[Excerpted from the article] Nad’a Kovalcikova (Program Manager, Alliance for Securing Democracy – Brussels) The Harvard Gazette: Battling the ‘pandemic of misinformation’ Crises are times of uncertainty, insecurity, and confusion which can get expl [...]
Lindsay Gorman Discusses DHS Warning that China is Trying to Steal U.S. Coronavirus Research on Newsy
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security warn that China is targeting U.S. drug companies, universities, and researchers. China denies it. Emerging Technologies Fellow Lindsay Gorman joins Newsy to discuss the implications. In the coronavirus er [...]
Laura Rosenberger and Julie Smith on How China is Using the Coronavirus to Cozy up to Europe in Newsweek
ASD Director Laura Rosenberger and GMF Asia Program Director Julie Smith argue that as the U.S. has abdicated its leadership role during the coronavirus pandemic, China has moved to crown itself the de facto global leader. China has provided assista [...]
Kristine Berzina on China’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy in BBC
Senior Fellow Kristine Berzina spoke to BBC about China's "wolf warrior" diplomacy during the coronavirus pandemic. China has dispatched an increasingly vocal cadre of diplomats out into the world of social media to take on all comers with, at tim [...]
Matt Schrader Discusses the Chinese Communist Party’s Overseas Political Interference with The Diplomat
The Diplomat’s "Asia Geopolitics" podcast host Ankit Panda speaks to ASD China Analyst Matt Schrader about the Chinese Communist Party’s overseas influence operations and political interference. The discussion covers the tactics favored by the CCP o [...]
Lindsay Gorman and Elsa B. Kania on the U.S. Response to China’s Intellectual Property Theft in Foreign Policy
Instead of restricting Chinese students from U.S. academic and scientific research, U.S. concerns and policy responses should focus on how to counter the tactics and mechanisms that China’s party-state exploits for tech transfer, Emerging Technologi [...]
Lindsay Gorman Talks Data, Privacy, and the Coronavirus Pandemic with CBS News’ Dan Patterson
As governments ramp up contact tracing apps to contain the coronavirus, concerns have arisen about how to do this safely and in a way that protects civil liberties in the ongoing struggle between democracy and authoritarianism. Emerging Technologies [...]
David Levine Discusses Election Security during the Coronavirus Pandemic on ‘2020 Talks’
Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine joined "2020 Talks" to discuss election security amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Foreign interference is still a huge concern for election security experts, in addition to the safety concerns of the coronav [...]
Jessica Brandt Talks New Disinformation Challenges during the Coronavirus Pandemic on the ‘War on the Rocks’ podcast
In this episode of the War on the Rocks podcast, Doyle Hodges, executive editor of the Texas National Security Review, sits down with Jessica Brandt, head of policy and research for the Alliance for Securing Democracy, and Camille Francois, chief in [...]
David Levine on Election Security during the Coronavirus Pandemic in The Fulcrum
Election officials should take three essential steps to ensure elections conducted amidst the coronavirus pandemic are free, fair, and secure, Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine argues in The Fulcrum. He suggests that officials follow professio [...]