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
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). [...]
Josh Rudolph Discusses Dark Money and Democracy on a Panel at RUSI
ASD Fellow for Malign Finance Josh Rudolph joined Gemma Rogers of Fintrail and Edward Lucas of CEPA to discuss how covert foreign money has undermined the democratic process in North America and Europe in a panel at the Royal United Services Institu [...]
Is the Trump Administration’s Maximum Pressure Campaign against Iran Working?
Middle East Fellow Ariane Tabatabai moderated a GMF Face Off debate, where participants answered the question, "Is the Trump administration's maximum pressure campaign against Iran working?" In a twist, participants Richard Nephew and Mark Dubowitz [...]
Josh Rudolph on Subverting Elections: A Toolkit of Foreign Interference at Middlebury College
Malign Finance Fellow Josh Rudolph gave a lecture entitled "Subverting Elections: A Toolkit of Foreign Interference" at Middlebury College's Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs. [...]
Securing the 2020 Presidential Election
From logistical challenges to disinformation campaigns and attacks undermining the integrity of the election process, the 2020 Presidential Election—set against the backdrop of a global pandemic—promises to be unlike any other U.S. election in histo [...]
David Levine Briefs Foreign Journalists on U.S. Election Security
ASD Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine briefed foreign journalists on U.S. election security as part of the State Department’s Foreign Press Center Virtual Reporting Tour on October 8, 2020. Below is the unofficial transcript of the briefing. [...]
Laura Rosenberger and Clint Watts on Combatting Disinformation in Elections at CISA’s National Cybersecurity Summit
Director Laura Rosenberger and Non-Resident Fellow Clint Watts joined a panel entitled "Combatting Disinformation and Misinformation in Elections" at CISA's National Cybersecurity Summit with Alex Stamos, Jorhena Thomas, and Olivia Gazis. [...]
Ariane Tabatabai Discusses the U.S. Election’s Implications for Iran with the Washington Institute
Donald Trump and Joe Biden are putting forward very different ideas about U.S. policy toward Iran, which arguably makes the results of their contest very consequential for Tehran—though some in the Islamic Republic say otherwise. That raises the que [...]
Virtual Event Invitation: Securing the 2020 Presidential Election: A Discussion on Threats, Prevention, and Mitigation with Local U.S. Election Officials
Monday, October 12, 2020 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. EDT | 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CET Register here. From logistical challenges to disinformation campaigns and attacks undermining the integrity of the election process, the 2020 Presidential Election—se [...]
Follow the Money: Understanding the Threat Covert Foreign Financing Poses to Democracies
On October 1, 2020, the Alliance for Securing Democracy and the European Centre of Excellence on Hybrid Threats in Helsinki hosted a virtual discussion on the threat malign financial activity poses to democracies across the transatlantic space. Elle [...]
David Levine on Making Sure Your Vote Counts 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 [...]