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Rachael Dean Wilson Discusses the Arizona Primaries with Arizona Republic
width="100%"> Joining host Ron Hansen this week are The Republic's Ray Stern and Stacey Barchenger, along with Rachel Dean Wilson. She’s the head of external affairs at the Alliance for Securing Democracy — a nonpartisan initiative that works to [...]
Bret Schafer Quoted in The New York Times: How Russian Propaganda Is Reaching Beyond English Speakers
At the beginning of Russia's war in Ukraine, Facebook, Twitter, and major social media platforms blocked or limited the reach of Russian state media in the West, and created a patchwork of restrictions across the globe. As a result, Russian propagan [...]
Zack Cooper Reflects on the Aftermath of Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit on SupChina
In this episode of #ChinaEDGE Live with Lizzi Lee, Zack Cooper, co-director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund, explains to Lizzi (@wstv_lizzi) the significance of the military exercises China launched over the weeken [...]
David Salvo Examines Brittney Griner’s Court Sentence in Russia on CNN
A Russian court sentenced American basketball player Brittney Griner to 9 years in prison last week. David Salvo, deputy director at GMF’s Alliance for Securing Democracy, joined CNN to discuss her guilty verdict and the potential for a US-Russia pr [...]
David Salvo Dissects Hungarian Prime Minister Orban’s Speech at CPAC on CSPAN
David Salvo talked about Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s remarks at the 2022 CPAC conference. [...]
Zack Cooper Reacts to Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan on Lawfare
Nancy Pelosi made a visit to Taiwan this week. It wasn't exactly a surprise—we all knew it was happening—but it wasn't announced, and it wasn't quite official either. Beijing has gone a little bit crazy. There are military exercises taking place off [...]
Etienne Soula in China Observers: China’s Global South Messaging Hits a Snag in Sri Lanka
The Chinese government is messaging loudly that a China-centric international order would best serve the interests of the Global South. The current crisis in Sri Lanka seems to run counter to that narrative. After months of unrest, Sri Lankan presid [...]
Lindsay Gorman Quoted in the New York Times: Congress Is Giving Billions to the Chip Industry. Strings Are Attached
Last week, Congress passed the long awaited CHIPS and Science Act, which will incentivize domestic chip manufacturing, and invest in advanced research in areas, such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing and robotics. Along with reinvigorati [...]
David Levine Discusses How to Secure the Human Side of Elections on GovExec
It’s been nearly a year since the Department of Justice the U.S. Department of Justice established an Election Threats Task Force to address the rise in threats against election workers, administrators, officials, and others associated with [...]
Lindsay Gorman Discusses the Missing Text Messages from Jan. 6 on CBS News
We are learning about more text messages that went missing from government phones after the January 6 Capitol riot. Lindsay Gorman, senior fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy, joined CBS News' Lana Zak to discuss. [...]
Laura Thornton in The Hill: Real vs. Imposter: Manipulation of Election Integrity
A group in Colorado conducted a so-called “audit” of voters for the purpose of proving fraud in the election process there. Volunteers signed up to ask voters a series of questions to verify their existence and compare with official public records. [...]
Zack Cooper and Bonnie Glaser in New York Times: Nancy Pelosi’s Trip to Taiwan Is Too Dangerous
The United States and China are on a collision course in the Taiwan Strait. China’s ambitions have risen along with its military power and it may soon be capable of seizing democratically ruled Taiwan — even in a fight with the United States. Presid [...]