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
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." [...]
Laura Rosenberger on the Laws of War in Cyberspace at the National Cathedral
ASD Co-director Laura Rosenberger joined Amb. Susan Rice, Prof. Joseph Nye, and Gen. Keith Alexander (Ret.) for a panel discussion on the Laws of War in Cyberspace. [...]
Lindsay Gorman in Discussion at GLOBESEC 2019: “Explosive Data: Lifeblood of Our Times”
ASD Fellow for Emerging Technologies Lindsay Gorman joins former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and Gregg Garrett, head of U.S. and International Cybersecurity at BDO, to discuss the coming problems and potential of big data, a [...]
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 [...]
Clint Watts Testifies Before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: AI and Deepfakes
Clint Watts Distinguished Research Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute Non-Resident Fellow, Alliance For Securing Democracy, German Marshall Fund of the United States Author, Messing With The Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of Hacker [...]
Heidi Tworek Testifies Before the International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy, and Democracy
International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy, and Democracy May 27, 2019, Ottawa, Canada Remarks by Dr. Heidi Tworek, Assistant Professor of International History at the University of British Columbia, Visiting Fellow at the Joint Center for [...]