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ASD convenes transatlantic policymakers, elected officials, academics, technical experts, and leaders from civil society and the private sector to address the urgent need to secure our democracies, create a common understanding of the techniques used to undermine democracies, and share lessons learned about effective defensive and deterrent strategies.

Nad’a Kovalcikova Discusses European Responses to the Coronavirus Pandemic with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation

Fellow and Program Manager Nad'a Kovalcikova joined the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for a discussion on European responses to the coronavirus pandemic. The discussion focused on national responses to COVID-19 pandemic and challenges the crisis has [...]

2020-06-02T11:57:40-04:00May 20, 2020|By Nad’a Kovalčíková|

Laura Rosenberger Discusses How Authoritarian Regimes Have Taken Advantage of the Coronavirus Crisis with the Henry Jackson Society

Director Laura Rosenberger joined the Henry Jackson Society for a webinar discussion entitled "When the World Wasn't Looking: How Authoritarian States Have Taken Advantage of the COVID-19 Crisis." "Covid-19 has left a trail of destruction everywher [...]

2020-05-15T15:05:42-04:00May 14, 2020|By Laura Rosenberger|

Nad’a Kovalcikova Talks Disinformation in Europe with Alliance4Europe

Program Manager Nad'a Kovalcikova joined an Europe's Day webinar panel hosted by the Alliance4Europe entitled "True or false? How disinformation divides, and what can bring us together." The panel was part of the Citizens Take Over Europe program. [...]

2021-09-07T14:09:31-04:00May 9, 2020|By Nad’a Kovalčíková|

Laura Rosenberger on Countering Chinese and Russian Digital Influence Operations with CNAS

Director Laura Rosenberger joined a panel of experts convened by the Center for a New American Security for a webinar discussion entitled "Countering China and Russian Influence Operations." [...]

2020-06-24T12:19:01-04:00May 7, 2020|By Laura Rosenberger|

Zack Cooper and Laura Rosenberger Discuss State-Backed Disinformation Campaigns with the United States Studies Centre

ASD Co-directors Zack Cooper and Laura Rosenberger joined the United States Studies Centre for a webinar discussion entitled "How can democracies fight against state-backed disinformation campaigns?" While the United States and Australia have increa [...]

2020-06-24T12:23:29-04:00April 28, 2020|By Zack Cooper and Laura Rosenberger|

Nad’a Kovalcikova Discusses Coronavirus Disinformation with the European Liberal Forum

Both Russia and increasingly also China have been amplifying divisive narratives about EU and NATO member states, and transatlantic allies, during the coronavirus pandemic, Program Manager Nad'a Kovalcikova said on this European Liberal Forum webina [...]

2020-06-24T12:24:38-04:00April 22, 2020|By Nad’a Kovalčíková|

Ariane Tabatai Discusses the Humanitarian Collateral Effects of Sanctions on Iran During the Coronavirus with Atlantic Council

At the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, Iranian officials were playing it down. They were dealing in conspiracy theories and disinformation and blamed the United States for spreading the virus, Middle East Fellow Ariane Tabatabai explained on [...]

2020-06-24T12:25:30-04:00April 21, 2020|By Ariane Tabatabai|

Webinar Discussion: Foreign Authoritarian Interference in Europe

ASD Senior Fellow Kristine Berzina, EEAS East Stratcom Task Force Head Anneli Ahonen, and GMF Senior Fellows Noah Barkin and Peter Chase discussed foreign authoritarian interference in Europe during the coronavirus pandemic in this interactive webin [...]

2020-05-05T12:42:13-04:00April 6, 2020|By Kristine Berzina|

Webinar Discussion: Tracking Chinese State-Backed Information Operations on the Coronavirus

Alliance for Securing Democracy experts Bret Schafer, Laura Rosenberger, Zack Cooper, and Axios’ Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian discussed narratives and long-term trends in China’s information manipulation efforts, including shifts in messaging and disinf [...]

2020-06-24T12:29:51-04:00March 31, 2020|By Zack Cooper, Laura Rosenberger and Bret Schafer|

Matt Schrader Discusses How the Chinese Communist Party is Manipulating the Coronavirus Pandemic with European Values

The Chinese Communist Party understands the geopolitical importance of having control of supply chains in this moment, China Analyst Matt Schrader explained on a European Values webinar panel. He also noted that the CCP's disinformation apparatus ha [...]

2020-06-24T12:33:23-04:00March 25, 2020|By Matt Schrader|

Laura Rosenberger Discusses the Coronavirus ‘Infodemic’ with the CyberPeace Institute

Director Laura Rosenberger joined a group of experts to discuss disinformation in the time of the coronavirus on a webinar organized by the CyberPeace Institute. [...]

2020-06-24T12:43:57-04:00March 23, 2020|By Laura Rosenberger|

Nad’a Kovalčíková Discusses Protecting Democracy in the Digital Era at the Ralf Dahrendorf Roundtable

Program Manager and Fellow Nad’a Kovalčíková gave a talk on protecting democracy in the digital age at the Ralf Dahrendorf Roundtable in Lisbon. [...]

2020-09-10T10:53:42-04:00January 20, 2020|By Nad’a Kovalčíková|

Lindsay Gorman Talks Deepfakes at Defense One and Nextgov’s Cyber Summit

Emerging Technologies Fellow Lindsay Gorman discusses the democratization and dangers of deepfakes on a panel titled "Fact vs. Fiction: How the Government is Changing Information Verification" at Defense One and Nextgov's Cyber Summit. [...]

2024-02-07T13:52:23-05:00November 22, 2019|By Lindsay Gorman|

Nad’a Kovalčíková Discusses Accountability in Journalism and Social Media in a Panel the Hague

ASD Program Manager Nad’a Kovalčíková discussed accountability in journalism and social media in a panel at the Hague Summit for Accountability in the Digital Age. [...]

2020-10-28T14:50:41-04:00November 17, 2019|By Nad’a Kovalčíková|

Josh Rudolph Discusses Covert Foreign Money in Democracy on Hudson Institute Panel

It is now abundantly clear that covert foreign money gets weaponized against our democracy, Fellow on Malign Finance Josh Rudolph said on a Hudson Institute panel titled "Securing America's Financial Borders." [...]

2020-06-24T15:17:02-04:00November 5, 2019|By Josh Rudolph|

Laura Rosenberger on the Laws of War in Cyberspace at the National Cathedral

ASD Co-director Laura Rosenberger joined Amb. Susan Rice, Prof. Joseph Nye, and Gen. Keith Alexander (Ret.) for a panel discussion on the Laws of War in Cyberspace. [...]

2020-06-24T15:20:23-04:00September 27, 2019|By Laura Rosenberger|

Lindsay Gorman in Discussion at GLOBESEC 2019: “Explosive Data: Lifeblood of Our Times”

ASD Fellow for Emerging Technologies Lindsay Gorman joins former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and Gregg Garrett, head of U.S. and International Cybersecurity at BDO, to discuss the coming problems and potential of big data, a [...]

2020-06-25T15:51:02-04:00June 19, 2019|By Lindsay Gorman|

Laura Rosenberger on Foreign Election Interference at Globesec 2019

ASD Co-director Laura Rosenberger discusses foreign election interference with other panelists at Globesec's Bratislava Forum 2019 in Bratislava, Slovakia. Joining Rosenberger on the panel are MEP for the Netherlands Marietje Schaake, the McCain Ins [...]

2020-06-25T15:54:41-04:00June 14, 2019|By Laura Rosenberger|

Clint Watts Testifies Before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: AI and Deepfakes

Clint Watts Distinguished Research Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute Non-Resident Fellow, Alliance For Securing Democracy, German Marshall Fund of the United States Author, Messing With The Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of Hacker [...]

2024-02-07T13:07:30-05:00June 13, 2019|By Clint Watts|

Heidi Tworek Testifies Before the International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy, and Democracy

International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy, and Democracy May 27, 2019, Ottawa, Canada Remarks by Dr. Heidi Tworek, Assistant Professor of International History at the University of British Columbia, Visiting Fellow at the Joint Center for [...]

2019-06-20T14:11:58-04:00May 28, 2019|By Heidi Tworek|

Laura Rosenberger’s Testimony Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee: “Undermining Democracy: Kremlin Tools of Malign Political Influence”

Statement by Laura Rosenberger, Director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy and Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States BEFORE THE UNITED STATES HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS Concerning: “Undermining Democracy: Kreml [...]

2019-06-20T14:28:36-04:00May 21, 2019|By Laura Rosenberger|

ASD’s Laura Rosenberger in Discussion at the Council on Foreign Relations

ASD's Laura Rosenberger participates in a panel discussion on emerging technology at the Council of Foreign Relations with Shanthi Kalathil, Adam Segal, and Vijay Vaitheeswaran. The panelists discuss if social media and other technological developme [...]

2019-06-20T14:14:10-04:00April 10, 2019|By Laura Rosenberger|

ASD’s Lindsay Gorman in a Panel Discussion at NATO Engages: The Alliance at 70

ASD Fellow for Emerging Technology Lindsay Gorman sat down for a panel discussion at the 2019 NATO Engages conference with Ken Loy, CEO of Hensoldt Inc., Admiral Manfred Nielson, NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Noam Perski, Inte [...]

2019-06-20T14:15:12-04:00April 4, 2019|By Lindsay Gorman|

ASD’s Laura Rosenberger in Conversation with the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Australia

Lowy Institute Senior Fellow Richard McGregor and Laura Rosenberger discuss the state of relations between the United States and China. The relationship between Washington and Beijing is increasingly competitive. The economic interdependence [...]

2019-06-20T14:16:02-04:00April 4, 2019|By Laura Rosenberger|

ASD’s Laura Rosenberger and Jamie Fly at Florida International University

ASD Co-directors Laura Rosenberger and Jamie Fly take part in a panel discussion on Russian and Venezuelan interference at Florida International University in Miami. Russia is using propaganda to exploit American divisions on the turmoil in [...]

2019-06-20T14:17:16-04:00March 8, 2019|By ASD Team|

ASD’s Laura Rosenberger and Jamie Fly at the University of Texas-Austin

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Will Inboden, executive director of the Clements Center for National Security at the University of Texas at Austin, moderates a discussion on authoritarian interference in democracies. The panel features Jamie [...]

2019-06-20T14:18:27-04:00March 4, 2019|By ASD Team|

ASD’s Laura Rosenberger and Jamie Fly at the George W. Bush Presidential Center

Bush Institute Human Freedom Fellow Thomas O. Melia interviews Laura Rosenberger and Jamie Fly about how foreign actors are attempting to use social media to undermine democracy here and abroad. [...]

2019-06-20T14:19:41-04:00February 28, 2019|By Laura Rosenberger and Jamie Fly|

ASD’s Joshua Kirschenbaum at the European Parliament

ASD's Joshua Kirschenbaum Testifies before the European Parliament Special Committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance [...]

2019-06-20T14:21:28-04:00February 6, 2019|By Joshua Kirschenbaum|

Joshua Kirschenbaum’s Testimony before the European Parliament Special Committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance

Statement of JOSHUA KIRSCHENBAUM Alliance for Securing Democracy, the German Marshall Fund of the United States BEFORE THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL CRIMES, TAX EVASION AND TAX AVOIDANCE Concerning “Money laundering cases involving Russian ind [...]

2019-06-20T14:21:42-04:00February 4, 2019|By Joshua Kirschenbaum|

Analyzing Russian Interference Operations Across Time and Space: Launch of a New Interactive Tool – EUROPE

The Russian government’s interference operations pose a national security threat to democracies across the transatlantic space. Understanding the patterns and evolution of these operations over the past two decades is critical to combatting them. Pl [...]

2018-12-08T22:15:38-05:00December 7, 2018|By ASD Team|

Analyzing Russian Interference Operations Across Time and Space: Launch of a New Interactive Tool hosted by Alliance for Securing Democracy

Please join the Alliance for Securing Democracy, Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Ron Johnson (R-WI), Estonian Ambassador to the United States Jonatan Vseviov, and GMF President Dr. Karen Donfried on December 4 to discuss how Russia’s interference [...]

2018-12-04T10:58:09-05:00December 2, 2018|By ASD Team|

Does Europe’s Anti Money Laundering Framework Need a Regime Change?

A series of banking scandals in multiple EU countries has underlined the shortcomings of Europe's anti-money laundering regime. At a recent event hosted by Bruegel, panelists discussed a new proposal sketched in a recent paper by Nicolas Veron and J [...]

2018-12-02T16:33:04-05:00November 20, 2018|By Joshua Kirschenbaum|

Truth and Deception: Making Democracies Fit for the Age of Disinformation

ASD's Social Media Analyst and Communications Officer Bret Schafer will lead three workshops exploring the use of technology to combat digital disinformation at the DAI Heidelberg (Germany) Cultural Center. Event details are below: In this turbulen [...]

2018-12-06T12:23:50-05:00October 6, 2018|By Bret Schafer|

Launch of Policy Blueprint for Countering Authoritarian Interference in Democracies

The Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD) held a discussion with U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, and former acting CIA director Michael Morell on Tuesday, June 26 to launch ASD’s Policy Blue [...]

2018-06-28T16:11:27-04:00June 26, 2018|By Laura Rosenberger, Jamie Fly and David Salvo|

Age of Bots and Robotisation of Truth

ASD’s co-director Laura Rosenberger joined GLOBSEC 2018’s panel “Age of Bots and Robotisation of Truth,” where she explained that “when we’re talking about the role of information on the internet and on social media, there’s a lot of focus on bots i [...]

2018-06-16T13:14:14-04:00May 19, 2018|By Laura Rosenberger|

Populism: Is the Tide Over Yet?

Jamie Fly moderated a GLOBSEC panel “Populism: Is the Tide Over Yet?”: “The impact is not just on our own democratic politics and a question about whether we’re providing solutions to the voters and responding to their demands, it’s also impacting o [...]

2018-06-16T13:16:23-04:00May 18, 2018|By Jamie Fly|

Breaking the News: How Bots, Trolls and Other Media Manipulators Threaten Our Politics

David Salvo discusses Russian disinformation campaigns in the United States as a tool to amplify existing divisions within society and potentially interfere in an election campaign. The Public Policy Forum and University of British Columbia hosted t [...]

2018-06-26T13:16:26-04:00May 16, 2018|By David Salvo|

What Works: Countering Gray Zone Tactics

ASD’s co-director Jamie Fly joined a panel at CSIS, “What Works: Countering Gray Zone Tactics,” where he discussed unconventional tools used by state and non-state adversaries to influence and coerce Western democracies: “It’s important to recognize [...]

2018-06-16T13:11:01-04:00May 15, 2018|By Jamie Fly|

Under Attack: The Russian Government’s Plot to Undermine Democracy

The Alliance for Securing Democracy’s Laura Rosenberger and Jamie Fly joined the Chicago Institute of Politics to discuss the Russian government's efforts to undermine democracy, where they clarified: “This is not just something that was happening i [...]

2018-06-16T13:01:11-04:00April 25, 2018|By Laura Rosenberger and Jamie Fly|

Securing Democracy at Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Laura Rosenberger and Jamie Fly joined the Chicago Council on Global Affairs to discuss how future U.S. elections can be secured from outside influence: “We see real attacks on the pillars of democracy and elections is one piece of that. The work we [...]

2018-06-16T13:02:40-04:00April 25, 2018|By Laura Rosenberger and Jamie Fly|