A messaging strategy is only as good as the goal it serves; as Xi Jinping has made clear, China is seeking to make the world safer for its brand of authoritarianism by reshaping the world order. An analysis of messaging from China’s diplomats, state [...]
Head of External Affairs Rachael Dean Wilson joined the Tennessee World Affairs Council and The Tennessean for a debate watch party that included pre- and post-debate discussions with a panel of specialists on campaign operations, polling, media, gl [...]
Head of External Affairs Rachael Dean Wilson spoke to Spectrum News after the DNI announced Iran and Russia are attempting to interfere in the 2020 U.S. election. “It’s very easy to get sucked into this trap of which country is trying to support whi [...]
The media plays an essential role in every democracy; but in an election season marked with uncertainty on many different levels, the responsibility of the press corps to preserve the truth while getting the story right is even greater. Now armed wi [...]
Foreign interference in U.S. democracy isn’t just about Russia — and it shouldn’t be a partisan issue. Foreign-backed cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns, and hack and leak efforts aimed at damaging our democratic system only exacerbate the uncer [...]
Head of External Affairs Rachael Dean Wilson and Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine write in the Birmingham News about how Alabamians can contribute to protecting democracy from authoritarian interference at both the state and federal level. &n [...]
ASD’s Director of External Affairs Rachael Wilson discussed election security in an interview on C-SPAN, arguing that partisanship has hindered the adoption of effective election-security legislation. She also argued that there needs to be better co [...]
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce highlights ASD's report on federal funding for election security on the state level, published together with the Brennan Center, Pitt Cyber, and the R Street Institute. [...]
ASD Head of External Relations Rachael Dean Wilson was interviewed on WVTM Birmingham to discuss ASD's new report on further opportunities for federal funding in state-level election security, published together with the Brennan Center for Justice, [...]
On July 18th, 2019, ASD Deputy Director David Salvo and Head of External Affairs Rachael Dean Wilson released this report together with the Brennan Center for Justice, the University of Pittsburgh Center for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security, and the [...]