When authentic domestic voices pick up Moscow’s narratives and spread them across the information space, they hand the Kremlin a victory, Head of Policy and Research Jessica Brandt argues in The Hill. [...]
Russian influence campaigns that falsely accuse Ukraine of interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election have successfully furthered Russia's yearslong geopolitical battle against its largest European neighbor, Head of Research and Policy Jess [...]
Head of Policy and Research Jessica Brandt argues that there is enough bipartisan support in Congress to address foreign interference in five key policy domains, which will have a significant impact on the security of our democracy. [...]
ASD Head of Policy and Research Jessica Brandt and Malign Finance Fellow Joshua Rudolph argue for a new, holistic campaign finance framework for countering foreign political contributions. [...]
ASD Head of Research and Policy Jessica Brandt gives Axios readers a rundown on the latest Facebook, Twitter, and Google takedowns of accounts associated with coordinated inauthentic behavior on the part of the PRC government. [...]
ASD Head of Policy and Research Jessica Brandt was interviewed by Public Radio International, where she spoke about the two-pronged nature of Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. elections: disinformation and cyberattacks. Brandt also praised the [...]
ASD's Head of Policy and Research Jessica Brandt was interviewed in the Washington Post upon the news of the appointment of Shelby Pierson as overseer of intelligence related to election security. Brandt said: “It’s one of the most encouraging signs [...]
ASD Head of Policy and Research Jessica Brandt writes about the unfolding scandal of Russian financing of Italy's major far-right party La Lega in Axios. [...]
ASD Head of Research Jessica Brandt contributed her thoughts on improving election security to a piece on the subject for PBS Newshour, saying: “Attempts to manipulate the information space undermine Americans’ ability to have a constructive debate [...]
ASD Head of Research Jessica Brandt discusses the 2016 Florida voter registration hacks and lays out the chain of events that led to this failure of election security. [...]
Today, representatives from Facebook, Twitter, and Google, as well as several government officials, will testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. The hearing will serve as an opportunity for congressional leaders to gauge the gove [...]
ASD's Head of Research and Policy Jessica Brandt discusses global efforts to limit disinformation and their effect on civil liberties in a piece in Axios. [...]
ASD's Jessica Brandt and Bradley Hanlon argue that social media platforms need to better coordinate with each other - and with government agencies - to comprehensively tackle online information operations. [...]
ASD's Head of Research and Policy Jessica Brandt summaries next steps to be taken after the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report. [...]
Special Counsel Mueller’s redacted report highlights the Russian government’s “sweeping and systematic interference” in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, through disinformation and hacking operations. Details of that effort were already known – t [...]