A selection of our work and experts featured in print, television, radio, and online.
Josh Rudolph on the Rise of Foreign Funds that Distort Western Politics in the Financial Times
Fellow for Malign Finance Josh Rudolph discusses how the rise of foreign funding distorts politics in the West, drawing on our recently released paper Covert Foreign Money: Financial Loopholes Exploited by Authoritarians to Fund Political Interferen [...]
The Alliance for Securing Democracy Releases Iran’s Authoritarian Playbook: The Tactics, Doctrine, and Objectives behind Iran’s Influence Operations
JUST RELEASED: IRAN’S AUTHORITARIAN PLAYBOOK New report by the Alliance for Securing Democracy lays out Iran’s playbook for interfering in the United States and other democracies. Contact: Kayla Goodson, press@securingdemocracy.org Washington, D.C.– [...]
Josh Rudolph Discusses Malign Finance in Politics on the Europe Desk Podcast
Josh Rudolph appeared on the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University's The Europe Desk podcast to discuss malign finance in politics. [...]
Clint Watts on the Aims of Russian Disinformation on MSNBC
Clint Watts joined the Wilson Center's Nina Jankowicz to discuss the aims of Russian disinformation in the 2020 Election on MSNBC's Live with Ali Velshi. [...]
Clint Watts on Deepfakes and American Democracy in the Washington Post
ASD Non-Resident Fellow Clint Watts co-authored a piece on deepfakes and their impact on American democracy with Tim Hwang of the University of Texas at Austin in the Washington Post. [...]
Clint Watts Joins a Panel On NBC’s Meet the Press to Discuss Disinformation and the 2020 Election
ASD Non-Resident Fellow Clint Watts joined Michael Waldman and Janai Nelson in a panel discussion on voting access and disinformation on NBC's Meet the Press. [...]
Jennifer Gurev and David Levine on Holding Safe Elections Under Coronavirus
ASD Junior Fellow Jennifer Gurev and Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine discuss election integrity during the threat of coronavirus, and explore examples like the elections in Poland and the cyber attacks in North Macedonia. [...]
Josh Rudolph Discusses Malign Finance and Foreign Interference on C-SPAN
Fellow for Malign Finance Josh Rudolph appeared on C-SPAN to discuss malign finance and its role in foreign interference. [...]
Laura Rosenberger on Confidence in the 2020 Elections on KERA ‘Think’
Laura Rosenberger went on KERA "Think" to discuss Russian and Chinese interference and Americans' confidence in the 2020 election. [...]
Laura Rosenberger Discusses Progress Made Since 2016 on CFR’s Why It Matters Podcast
ASD Director Laura Rosenberger sat down with Gabrielle Sierra of the Council on Foreign Relations to discuss efforts the United States has taken since 2016 to secure the integrity of our political system on CFR's Why It Matters Podcast. [...]
ASD’s ‘Covert Foreign Money’ Report Covered in The Fulcrum
"A chilling new report outlines how Russia, China and other authoritarian regimes have used weaknesses in campaign finance and financial reporting laws to launch attacks on the political processes in the United States and elsewhere," Bill Theobald w [...]
Bret Schafer and David Levine on Voting during Coronavirus in the Annual State of Black America Report
ASD Media and Digital Disinformation Fellow Bret Schafer and Elections Integrity Fellow David Levine authored a piece on the intersection of disinformation and safe voting during the coronavirus pandemic as part of the National Urban League's annual [...]