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.
ASD’s Jessica Brandt Discusses Russian Interference in the 2016 U.S. Election
ASD Head of Policy and Research Jessica Brandt was interviewed by Public Radio International, where she spoke about the two-pronged nature of Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. elections: disinformation and cyberattacks. Brandt also praised the [...]
Jessica Brandt in the Washington Post on Whole-of-Government Coordination
ASD's Head of Policy and Research Jessica Brandt was interviewed in the Washington Post upon the news of the appointment of Shelby Pierson as overseer of intelligence related to election security. Brandt said: “It’s one of the most encouraging signs [...]
Rachael Dean Wilson Discusses New ASD/Brennan Center Report on Federal Funding for State Election Security with WVTM Birmingham
ASD Head of External Relations Rachael Dean Wilson was interviewed on WVTM Birmingham to discuss ASD's new report on further opportunities for federal funding in state-level election security, published together with the Brennan Center for Justice, [...]
Defending Elections: Federal Funding Needs for State Election Security
On July 18th, 2019, ASD Deputy Director David Salvo and Head of External Affairs Rachael Dean Wilson released this report together with the Brennan Center for Justice, the University of Pittsburgh Center for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security, and the [...]
EU Election Postmortem: Lessons Learned for Both Sides of the Atlantic
On June 14, the European Commission released a report assessing the efficacy of the Action Plan against Disinformation and Elections Package in the context of the 2019 European Parliamentary elections. The report underscores Europe’s shifting postur [...]
David Salvo on Election Interference in the Cleveland Plain Dealer
ASD Deputy Director David Salvo discusses what Ohioans can do to protect their democracy from authoritarian interference in an article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.  [...]
Jessica Brandt on Improving Election Security in PBS Newshour
ASD Head of Research Jessica Brandt contributed her thoughts on improving election security to a piece on the subject for PBS Newshour, saying: “Attempts to manipulate the information space undermine Americans’ ability to have a constructive debate [...]
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 [...]
Jessica Brandt on the Florida Election Hacks in Slate
ASD Head of Research Jessica Brandt discusses the 2016 Florida voter registration hacks and lays out the chain of events that led to this failure of election security. Â [...]
Kristine Berzina on Denmark’s Election and Donald Trump in Europe on Euronews
Tesa Arcilla of Euronews' Raw Politics sits down with ASD Senior Fellow Kristine Berzina and other European politicians and experts on Raw Politics for their insights and analysis on the latest in the political arena. On Wednesday the panel discusse [...]
European Elections Retrospective
As results from last week’s European Parliament elections roll in, one thing is clear: traditional political parties that once commanded majorities across the Union’s member states suffered defeats of varying degrees of severity. Although not as mu [...]
Laura Rosenberger Talks the Future of Hacking Democracy on the Future State Podcast
ASD Co-director Laura Rosenberger was featured on the Future State podcast to discuss ASD’s work on the authoritarian toolkit for malign interference and what lies ahead as important elections in both Europe and North America take place in 2019 and [...]