A selection of our work and experts featured in print, television, radio, and online.
David Salvo Interviewed on DW News about EU-US Tensions
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David Salvo and Rachael Dean Wilson Join Euronews to Discuss Trump’s First Weeks
David Salvo and Rachael Dean Wilson joined Euronews' Radio Schuman podcast to discuss the first few weeks of Donald Trump's second administration and what it spells for US foreign relations. listen here The views expressed in GMF publications an [...]
David Salvo Interviewed on DW News about Russia-China Relations
Co-Managing Director David Salvo was interviewed on DW News about how Russia-China ties will be impacted by the change in leadership in the United States. watch here The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary are the views of the aut [...]
David Salvo in GMF: Russia: Stand Firm or Capitulate
Russian President Vladimir Putin is counting on the incoming US administration to do his bidding by pushing for a settlement to the Ukraine war largely on the Kremlin’s terms, even if this does not happen, as Donald Trump has promised, on his first [...]
Rachael Dean Wilson in GMF: US Democracy: Confronting a New Information Age
Just before their 2024 presidential election, 58% of American voters said that the US political system needs a major overhaul. Another survey revealed that only 4% described the system as working “very well” or “extremely well”, and fewer than a qua [...]
Bret Schafer Joins NBC News to Discuss Meta’s Fact-Checking Policy Changes
Senior Fellow Bret Schafer joined NBC News to react to Meta's decision to change its fact-checking policy in the United States. watch here The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary are the views of the author alone. [...]
Rachael Dean Wilson Interviewed on Fox News about Reengaging the Political Middle and More
Co-Managing Director Rachael Dean Wilson spoke to Fox News about the importance of reengaging the political middle and those who have disengaged from politics in the United States, among other topics. watch here The views expressed in GMF public [...]
Bret Schafer Interviewed on CBS News about Suspected Russian Threats Against US Polling Places
Senior Fellow Bret Schafer joined CBS News to discuss faux bomb threats at US polling places that originated from Russian domains. watch here The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary are the views of the author alone. [...]
Bret Schafer Interviewed on CNN about the Evolving Information Space Around the US Election
Senior Fellow Bret Schafer joined CNN to discuss the evolving information space around the 2024 US election, including false, manipulated videos of alleged election irregularities which have been traced back to Russian threat actors. watch here [...]
What to Watch: ASD at GMF Experts Share Thoughts on the 2024 US Election
Americans vote in this year’s consequential presidential election in an environment marked by growing threats, including the weaponization of artificial intelligence, influence campaigns run by foreign authoritarian adversaries, and false election n [...]
ASD and GMF Tech Release Report on How US Candidates Campaign Using TikTok
Two years on from the 2022 US midterm elections, TikTok continues to serve as a platform candidates use to try to reach voters. According to a new report from the Technology Program and the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund [...]
Rachael Dean Wilson in GMF: The Defining Challenge of the 2024 US Elections: Navigating the Information Space
The complexities of the information space are eroding trust in election processes, Co-Managing Director Rachael Dean Wilson writes at GMF. read more here The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary are the views of the author alone. [...]
Peter Benzoni quoted in Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on Russian Online Information Campaign in the Balkans
Investigative Data and Research Analyst Peter Benzoni spoke to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty about a recent Russian online information campaign in the Balkans. read more here The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary are the views [...]
Rachael Dean Wilson at the McCain Institute: Defending US Democracy in the Digital Age
Co-Managing Director Rachael Dean Wilson spoke at a panel discussion at the McCain Institute about the release of a report entitled "Defending American Democracy in the Digital Age". watch here The views expressed in GMF publications and comment [...]
Bret Schafer Joins DW News to Discuss Indictment of Two RT Employees and Russian Interference in the 2024 US Election
Senior Fellow Bret Schafer discussed the US Department of Justice's recent indictment of two RT employees for funneling millions of dollars to a Tennessee-based media company. watch here The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary are [...]
Guarding Against Russian Information Laundering
In May 2024, ASD, along with our partners at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and the University of Amsterdam, published a report documenting roughly 400 domains—ranging from mirror sites and content aggregators to faux local news outlets and si [...]
Bret Schafer interviewed on CNN: Russian Influence Operations on the US Presidential Election
Senior Fellow Bret Schafer joined CNN to discuss the DOJ's recent indictment of two RT employees for financing Russian disinformation in the United States. watch here The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary are the views of the au [...]
Bret Schafer quoted in FOX 8 New Orleans: AI-generated “fake” information is part of the political landscape
Senior Fellow Bret Schafer joined FOX 8 Live to discuss the impact of AI-generated disinformation on elections and how local and state election officials can best prepare for it. read more here The views expressed in GMF publications and comment [...]
David Salvo Joins CNN to Discuss Foreign Interference in the 2024 US Elections
ASD's Co-Managing Director David Salvo joined CNN's Jim Sciutto to discuss foreign interference efforts in the 2024 US election, including Iran's reported hack of Trump campaign documents. watch here The views expressed in GMF publications and c [...]
Rachael Dean Wilson Discusses Foreign Interference, State of the 2024 US Presidential Election on CNBC
Co-Managing Director Rachael Dean Wilson joined CNBC to discuss US foreign adversaries' motivations for interfering in the 2024 US presidential election and the state of the race. watch here The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary [...]
Bret Schafer interviewed on CBS News: Russia Increasing Efforts to Spread Disinformation Online
Senior Fellow Bret Schafer spoke to CBS News about how Russian propaganda works and how Europeans and Americans can help stem its tide. watch here The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary are the views of the author alone. [...]
David Salvo interviewed on NTD News about the NATO Summit and Russia-PRC Relations
Co-Managing Director David Salvo told NTD News that despite the NATO communique's condemnation of the People's Republic of China (PRC) financing Russia's war effort in Ukraine, allies like the United States may lack the leverage to influence the PRC [...]
Bret Schafer on Fox News’ Special Report with Bret Baier on a Russian Influence Network Dismantled by US, Allies, and X Officials
Senior Fellow Bret Schafer joined Special Report with Bret Baier on Fox News to discuss the significance of a recently dismantled Russian influence network on X. watch here The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary are the views of [...]
Vassilis Ntousas and Adam Hsakou in GMF: Business as Unusual: Europe’s Next Leadership and the Challenges Ahead
Senior Manager for Europe and Fellow Vassilis Ntousas and GMF's Adam Hsakou write for GMF about the challenges facing the nominees for new jobs at top EU institutions. read more here The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary are the [...]
David Salvo on LiveNOW from FOX: NATO Leaders Meet in DC for Day 1 of Summit
Co-Managing Director David Salvo joined FOX's LiveNOW to discuss the 75th anniversary NATO summit and the need for NATO to strengthen democratic resilience in member countries. The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary are the views [...]
Rachael Dean Wilson interviewed on Scripps News about AI-generated Disinformation and the US Election
Rachael Dean Wilson with the Alliance for Securing Democracy and a former aide to Sen. John McCain is tracking the disinformation landscape. She believes AI has the potential to fuel election disinformation in ways voters cannot easily detect. "I th [...]
David Salvo in GMF: The NATO Washington Summit and Disinformation
Co-Managing Director David Salvo makes the case for NATO to establish a Center for Democratic Resilience to assist member countries. read more here The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary are the views of the author alone. [...]
Rachael Dean Wilson and Louis Savoia in GMF: Debate Night: Trust in US Elections and the Peaceful Transition of Power
Co-Managing Director Rachael Dean Wilson and Program Coordinator Louis Savoia write about how both US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump reacted to questions about US democracy at the first 2024 US presidential debate. read more h [...]
Peter Benzoni quoted in Point Conference on Russian Information Laundering
Peter Benzoni, an investigative data and research analyst on the information manipulation team at the Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD) presented the Information Laundromat. Using this tool, researchers examined content laundering practices acro [...]
Bret Schafer quoted in The Guardian on Social Media Videos Depicting US President Joe Biden “Looking Lost”
“This old-fashioned, sort of low-level kind of manipulation has been perfectly capable of misleading and manipulating people for quite a long time,” said Bret Schafer, a senior fellow for media and digital disinformation for the Alliance for Securin [...]
David Salvo on Russian Service of the Voice of America about the Ukraine Peace Summit
Co-Managing Director David Salvo joined the Russian Service of the Voice of America to discuss the Ukraine Peace Summit held in Switzerland. watch here [...]
Vassilis Ntousas and Rita Barbosa Lobo in GMF: EU Elections 2024: The Unclear Impact of the Shift to the Right
Senior Manager for Europe and Fellow Vassilis Ntousas and Program Assistant Rita Barbosa Lobo write that the impact of the European Parliament’s rightward shift will depend on the extent to which the far right can unify as well as on the willingness [...]
Rachael Dean Wilson on FOX 5 Washington DC on False Narratives and Building Trust in the 2024 US Election
Co-Managing Director Rachael Dean Wilson joined "The Final 5" on FOX 5 Washington DC to discuss challenges to public trust in US elections as the 2024 presidential election nears. watch here The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary [...]
ASD at GMF and the Cyber Collective Join Forces to Protect Democracy and Raise Cybersecurity Awareness
ASD at GMF and the Cyber Collective are excited to announce our partnership to strengthen global cybersecurity and protect democracy. This collaboration is designed to bring research-backed, expert-verified information to the top of the algorithms o [...]
Bret Schafer quoted in The New York Times on the Information Laundromat and Banned RT Content in the EU
“This is really the tip of the Russian propaganda iceberg,” said Bret Schafer, a co-author of the report and a senior fellow at German Marshall Fund. “It was quite evident when we were running the search results in the E.U. that if Russian propagand [...]
Faux Local News Sites, Lifestyle and Spirituality Blogs, and a Designated Terrorist Entity Among Nearly 400 Websites Laundering Russian Propaganda Online
New Information Laundromat tool used to analyze how RT.com skirts sanctions and platform bans Washington, D.C. – The Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (ASD at GMF), the University of Amsterdam (U [...]
David Salvo on C-SPAN Washington Journal: Foreign Interference in Campaign 2024
ASD Co-Managing Director David Salvo joined C-SPAN Washington Journal to discuss and answer questions about foreign interference threats to the 2024 US elections. watch here The views expressed in GMF publications and commentary are the views of [...]
David Salvo on FOX 5 Washington DC: Blinken Visits Ukraine as Russia Makes Advances
Co-Managing Director David Salvo joined "The Final 5" on FOX 5 Washington DC to discuss questions about how much longer US assistance to Ukraine is sustainable amid Russian advances. Watch here The views expressed in GMF publications and comment [...]
David Salvo on the Brussels Sprouts Podcast at CNAS: Russian Influence on the Upcoming EU Elections
Co-Managing Director David Salvo joined the Center for a New American Security's Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend, alongside the International Republican Institute's Brady Hills, for an episode of the Brussels Sprouts podcast to discuss Russia [...]
David Levine at the Embassy of Canada and International IDEA: AI & Elections: Exploring the Opportunities and Risks of Artificial Intelligence
Senior Fellow David Levine joined a panel discussion with the Embassy of Canada and International IDEA to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on elections, including its potential uses and innovations and the risks it presents. watch [...]