Elections are a hallmark of democracy, making them prime targets for foreign interference. Find ASD’s work on the foreign threats to election infrastructure and electoral processes, as well as steps democracies can take to secure them, on this page.
Bret Schafer Discusses Foreign Disinformation Efforts Ahead of the Election on Florida’s WPTV
Media and Digital Disinformation Fellow Bret Schafer spoke to WPTV about malign foreign actors' attempts to use local news outlets to spread disinformation ahead of elections. Schafer told Contact 5 one technique foreign actors use is to tag legit [...]
Laura Rosenberger on Foreign Election Interference on ‘In Lieu of Fun’
Director Laura Rosenberger joined "In Lieu of Fun" to talk foreign election interference one week before Election Day. [...]
Everything You Wanted to Know About Voting in the U.S. with David Levine and the Democracy Fund’s Tammy Patrick
With November 3rd just around the corner, Out of Order is continuing the elections theme this week with a conversation on voting in America—making sense of this patchwork system and how it’s all working in an unprecedented year. The host seat this w [...]
Laura Rosenberger in Foreign Affairs: The Real Threat of Foreign Interference Comes After Election Day
With just days to go before the U.S. presidential election, Americans are once again scrolling through news feeds full of stories about foreign operations that seek to undermine their country’s electoral process. Some of the reports raise questions [...]
David Levine Discusses Foreign Interference in Election 2020 on KCRW
During the second and final presidential debate between incumbent Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, the candidates faced questions about foreign interference in the election. It was an issue four years ago as well. Earlier this week, th [...]
Rachael Dean Wilson Reacts to the Final 2020 Presidential Debate with the Tennessee World Affairs Council
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 [...]
Rachael Dean Wilson on Foreign Interference in the Election with Spectrum News
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 [...]
Bret Schafer Talks Platforms’ Response to Unverified Information on Newsy
Social media's attempt to stop false information around a New York Post story on Joe Biden and his son has left them open to censorship allegations. "Content moderation didn't work here, even if if you look at it as the only go goal is to stop the s [...]
Josh Rudolph Discusses the Role of Cryptocurrency in Election Interference on a Panel at CNAS
ASD Fellow for Malign Finance Josh Rudolph joined Levi Gundert and Jesse Spiro in a panel discussion on the role of cryptocurrency in election interference at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). [...]
Laura Rosenberger Discusses Russian Interference on Deep State Radio
Russia has been trying to weaken the United States since the first days of the Cold War. But in that entire span of three-quarters of a century, even with the success of its spies and counter-espionage measures, it has never had a series of successe [...]
David Levine Discusses Election Integrity on BBC World News
Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine talked to BBC World News about election security and the upcoming presidential elections. [...]
Jessica Brandt Discusses Foreign Interference in the Election on Smart Talk
U.S. intelligence agencies say that Russia, China and probably Iran are trying to interfere with the 2020 presidential election. A recent poll found 59 % of Americans believe foreign governments are trying to interfere. One of the strategies used to [...]