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.
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, and former acting CIA director Michael Morell discuss ASD’s Policy Blueprint for Countering Authoritarian Interference in Democracies at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on June 26, 2018.
Past Events
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 [...]
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. [...]
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." [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
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." [...]