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
David Levine on Making Sure Your Vote in 2020
Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine joined Jack Noland of RepresentUs and Eliza Sweren-Becker of the Brennan Center for Justice to discuss how Americans can make sure their vote is counted in the 2020 Election. [...]
Lindsay Gorman Discusses Data and National Security at the National Press Foundation
Fellow for Emerging Technologies Lindsay Gorman joined Adam Segal of the Council of Foreign Relations and Clete Williams of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in an online panel discussion at the National Press Foundation to discuss the dangers [...]
David Levine in an Online Panel Discussion on Cybersecurity and Election Interference at Sierra College
Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine joined an online panel discussion on cybersecurity and election interference hosted by Sierra College. [...]
Virtual Event Invitation: Follow the Money: Understanding the Threat Covert Foreign Financing Poses to Democracies
Thursday, October 1, 2020 | 10:00am-11:00am EDT / 4:00pm-5:00pm CEST / 5:00pm-6:00pm EEST Register here. Please join the Alliance for Securing Democracy and the European Centre of Excellence on Hybrid Threats in Helsinki for a virtual, interactive [...]
Laura Rosenberger Joins a Panel on Voter Attitudes and Foreign Influence at CNAS
Director Laura Rosenberger joined a discussion panel on voter attitudes and foreign influence hosted by the Center for a New American Security, the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, and the Annenberg Public Policy Center. [...]
David Levine Discusses Voting in America on the Riley Center’s StraightTalk Panel
Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine joined a panel discussion on the security of election infrastructure in the lead up to the 2020 Election at the Riley Center at Furman University. [...]
Lindsay Gorman Hosts a GMF Face Off Debate On Banning Chinese Diplomats from Twitter
ASD Fellow for Emerging Technologies Lindsay Gorman moderated a GMF Face Off Debate between Rep. Mike Gallagher (Wisconsin's 8th District) and Member of the European Parliament Miriam Lexmann (Slovakia) on the question of whether Chinese diplomats s [...]
Zack Cooper and Bret Schafer Discuss Election Preparedness at The City Club of Cleveland
ASD Director Zack Cooper and Media and Digital Disinformation Fellow Bret Schafer joined Girma Parris of Case Western Reserve University on a panel at The City Club of Cleveland to discuss the United States' disinformation and election security prep [...]
David Levine Testifies before House Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation
Statement of David Levine, Elections Integrity Fellow, Alliance for Securing Democracy Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection & Innovation of the Committee on Homeland Security Hearing On “Safe, Secure and Auditable: Protecting [...]
David Levine Discusses Election Security during the Coronavirus Pandemic with the Global Cyber Alliance
On June 29, 2020, Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine joined the Global Cyber Alliance for an interactive online event to discuss the issues facing elections and possible ways forward. [...]
David Levine and Brett Schafer on Social Media and Foreign Interference on the 2020 Elections at the Secure Elections Network
Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine and Media and Digital Disinformation Fellow Bret Schafer discuss social media and foreign interference in the upcoming 2020 election in an online discussion with the Secure Elections Network. [...]
Rachael Dean Wilson and Dave Salvo in Discussion with the Tennessee World Affairs Council
Foreign interference in U.S. democracy isn’t just about Russia — and it shouldn’t be a partisan issue. Foreign-backed cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns, and hack and leak efforts aimed at damaging our democratic system only exacerbate the uncer [...]