Interference Matters

Short-form insights and rapid-reaction analysis of breaking news and global events.

Regulating Beneficial Ownership for National Security

Key Point Beneficial ownership reform offers a historic opportunity—if strongly implemented—to build resilience against what has become a leading national security threat: malign actors funded by and weaponizing the proceeds of kleptocracy to harm t [...]

2021-05-05T15:51:32-04:00April 29, 2021|By |

Influence-enza: How Russia, China, and Iran Have Shaped and Manipulated Coronavirus Vaccine Narratives

Introduction When Vladimir Putin announced last August that Russia had granted regulatory approval for Sputnik V, the world’s first coronavirus vaccine, it signaled—albeit perhaps prematurely—not only a potential turning point in the fight to end th [...]

2021-03-08T14:32:42-05:00March 6, 2021|By , , and |

Iran’s Supreme Tweeter

Was Ayatollah Khamenei behind a now-banned Twitter account that threatened to assassinate former President Trump? Recently, Twitter permanently suspended an account—@Khamenei_site–following a tweet that was widely interpreted as a thinly veiled thr [...]

2021-02-03T12:43:42-05:00February 2, 2021|By and |

How Russia Divides America

In his new YouTube series Trust But Verify, Non-Resident Fellow Clint Watts looks at different parts of Russia's information manipulation operations and their impact on the United States.  It’s now common knowledge that Russia has an interest in in [...]

2021-02-09T12:01:37-05:00January 26, 2021|By |

A Thirteen-Point Plan to Launch a New and Improved Transatlantic Alliance

This was originally published on GMF's blog. It was written by Rachel Tausendfreund based on contributions from Kristine Berzina, Jessica Brandt, Peter Chase, Sam DuPont, Lindsay Gorman, Jacob Kierkegaard, Karen Kornbluh, Nad’a Kovalčíková, Ian Less [...]

GMF’s What to Watch in 2021

This article was originally published on GMF's blog on January 8, 2021. As the world watched with growing disbelief, the end of 2020 and the start of 2021 merged into a long transition as Donald Trump’s refusal to concede that he had lost last Nove [...]

2021-01-19T11:28:01-05:00January 8, 2021|By |

2021 NDAA: Malign Finance, Cyber Operations, and Artificial Intelligence Take Center Stage in Congress’ Fight against Authoritarian Interference

The United States Congress passed the William M. Thornberry Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, an annual bill (generally known as the NDAA) that designates funding for the Department of Defense, on a bipartisan basis. Priorities outline [...]

2024-03-05T11:50:16-05:00December 15, 2020|By and |

China’s European Playbook

ASD Director Laura Rosenberger and Julie Smith discuss China's malign influence efforts in Europe.  The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary are the views of the author alone. [...]

2020-11-16T17:06:13-05:00November 16, 2020|By |

How to Improve Election Information Security in 30 Minutes or Less: Seven Last Minute Steps Election Officials Can Take to Protect Against Information Security Threats

As an election official, you’ve likely spent the past four years upgrading systems, patching vulnerabilities, and implementing new security features and procedures to safeguard the 2020 elections. But now, with tens of millions of ballots already ca [...]

2020-10-28T11:24:57-04:00October 28, 2020|By |
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