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Russian President Vladimir Putin openly invaded the neighboring country of Ukraine on Thursday following weeks of overtures and discussions on keeping an incursion from happening. David Salvo, the deputy director for the Alliance for Securing Democr [...]
Everyone has been watching in horror on their TVs as Russia invades Ukraine, an attack Europe has not seen in decades. Is this the beginning of a new normal in Eastern Europe? Or can the international community band together and respond in a way th [...]
Kristine Berzina, senior fellow and head of the geopolitics team at the Alliance for Securing Democracy, talks about Germany's decision to halt Nord Stream 2. [...]
ASD Senior Fellow Kristine Berzina talks to DW News about the current state of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. [...]
Earlier this month, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (“OSCE”), pointedly recommended the deployment of a full-scale election observation mission (“EOM”) — one that includes a core team of analysts as well long and short-term o [...]
Kristine Berzina, senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund's Alliance for Securing Democracy, joins France 24, asserting that energy revenues are of utmost importance to President Putin. As a major energy supplier to Europe, Russia favors piling on [...]
Although Europe's main election watchdog, the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE-ODIHR), raised significant concerns about the democratic character of Hungary's 2014 a [...]
Alliance for Securing Democracy Deputy Director David Salvo joined Newsy to talk about Putin's playbook in the Russia-Ukraine crisis. [...]
Washington, D.C. – Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD) hébergée par le German Marshall Fund (GMF) lance aujourd’hui le Dashboard de l’Election Française 2022, un tableau de bord interactif accessible au public qui nourrira des analyses des thémati [...]
Washington, D.C. – The Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD) at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) today launched the 2022 French Election Dashboard, an interactive, open-source tool that will provide summary analysis of narratives [...]
We are witnessing an unprecedented attack on our democracy, fueled by baseless allegations that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Such claims inspired the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and spawned a sort of dual re [...]
When Idahoans vote in the 2022 elections later this year, Democrats and Republicans will not be the only candidates on the ballot — democracy will be as well. Idaho voters must do their part to ensure that future elections continue to represent the [...]
U.S. President Joe Biden has warned Ukraine's leader that a Russian invasion is a "distinct possibility." And it may happen as soon as next month. The Kremlin has denied it is planning an attack. [...]
Alliance for Securing Democracy Senior Fellow Kristine Berzina joined Newsy’s The Why to discuss the Pentagon’s warning that a Russian attack on Ukraine may be “imminent." [...]
Much of Europe's energy comes in the form of natural gas piped in from Russia. If infrastructure in Ukraine is damaged in a conflict, or Russia withholds supplies in response to sanctions, Europe could see energy prices skyrocket even more, or face [...]
Here & Now's Scott Tong speaks with Russia expert Kristine Berzina about why European dependence on Russian natural gas—and the not-yet-operational Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany—have made it harder for NATO allies to [...]
Republicans argue President Vladimir Putin is trying to get the region more hooked on Russian fuel. ASD Senior Fellow speaks to FOX Business' Hillary Vaughn. [...]
Russia’s campaign to justify an increasingly likely invasion of Ukraine became more blatant over the past few weeks. Moscow has used diplomacy, disinformation, and cyber operations to set the stage for a Kremlin-directed provocation that could be de [...]
One reason the 2020 presidential election was called the “most secure in American history” was that election administrators across the political spectrum faithfully put the conduct of free and fair elections before any partisan or personal interests [...]
Kristine Berzina, senior fellow and head of geopolitics at the Alliance for Securing Democracy, joined BBC News to discuss increasing Russia-Ukraine tensions on Saturday, January 22. [...]
The United States is in a dangerous place today, with 64 percent of Americans believing democracy is in crisis, mostly centered around the 2020 elections. According to the findings, this is due to the false belief that the 2020 elections were fraudu [...]
Intense interest by diplomats and state media underscores the significance of Russia’s intervention. Russian propaganda accounts on Twitter went into overdrive this month as troops from a Russian-led regional security organization were dispatched t [...]
ASD Senior Fellow Kristine Berzina says the Biden administration doesn’t want to be pushed into sanctioning Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline as leverage against Russia over the Ukraine crisis. [...]
Foreign Policy brought together 10 prominent thinkers to share their most important fixes to reform the workings of democracy, defend it against its enemies at home and abroad, and ensure it survives and thrives by better serving the people it gover [...]
As 2022 begins, eyes are trained on the Ukraine-Russia border as the potential for Russian escalation looms large. With nerves taut and gas supplies to Europe squeezed, NATO members are holding emergency meetings as US and European diplomats scrambl [...]
President Biden hosted the Summit for Democracy last week to help countries around the world oppose authoritarians. While holding a summit of governments is great, should we be focusing on building community and connection instead? Laura Thornton f [...]
Laura Thornton of the Alliance for Securing Democracy talked about the Biden administration’s virtual Summit for Democracy. [...]
Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine joined the Votes and Ballots podcast to discuss attacks on public trust in elections and post-election audits. [...]
Alliance for Securing Democracy Director Laura Thornton joins DW News to talk about the goals of Biden’s Summit for Democracy, who is participating, and the state of global democracy. Copyright: Deutsche Welle [...]
President Biden’s “Summit for Democracy” begins tomorrow with the laudable aim to reenergize global commitment to democracy during a dangerous period of backsliding and rising authoritarianism. Yet the process — organization, content design, and par [...]
We begin with the two-day White House Summit for Democracy beginning on Thursday at which 111 nations will meet virtually to discuss the health of democratic governance and the need to bolster global democracies under attack from authoritarian and k [...]
The new US Strategy on Countering Corruption was released hours before the Summit for Democracy and promises to rewrite the rulebook on global anticorruption efforts. Josh Rudolph of the German Marshall Fund joins Casey, Nate and Paul to discuss wh [...]
Olivia Enos interviews Etienne Soula on the Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD)'s Authoritarian Interference Tracker. Etienne is a research analyst with the ASD and spearheaded the expansion of the tracker to cover over 150 incidents of Chinese i [...]
On Nov. 10, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Republican state lawmakers proposed a hostile takeover of election management in their state. As Johnson told the New York Times, “Unfortunately, I probably don’t expect [Democrats] to follow the rules. And [...]
In this month’s election, Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin’s 17-year-old son tried to cast a ballot not once, but twice, despite being too young to vote, according to Fairfax County officials. His failure to cast a ballot not only reinforced the security a [...]
The various shortages caused by problems with the global supply chain have provided the latest boost in momentum for an increasingly popular idea in Washington: making the American economy less dependent on China. What policymakers refer to as “sele [...]
While cable news and statehouses are focused on the "big lie" following the 2020 presidential election, a more insidious (and immediate) threat awaits the jurisdictions conducting elections this week: the weaponization of real vulnerabilities in ele [...]
Europe is facing soaring gas prices. To avoid further crises, the EU should speed up its transition to renewables, reduce dependence on Russia, and formulate a coherent energy policy. Europe learned from the 2006 and 2009 gas cut-offs and put in pl [...]
Early last year when U.S. health experts looked into the possibility that COVID-19 leaked from a lab in China — either accidentally or on purpose — Chinese propaganda-makers responded. They amplified rumors that the virus came from the United States [...]
A new book points to how best to handle alienated allies in a growing struggle. In late 2017, I studied abroad at a Chinese think tank, the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS), while enrolled as a master’s candidate at Texas A& [...]