A selection of our work and experts featured in print, television, radio, and online.
Election Q&A: David Levine Explains What Went Wrong with the Windham, New Hampshire 2020 Vote Count
Describe the story in one line (formatted in italics) Windham, New Hampshire, a town with 14,000 residents, found itself in the public eye after the 2020 election. Eight candidates ran for four open seats in the state legislature, and Republicans s [...]
Corinna Blutguth Shares Insights Into Russia’s Information Operations Ahead of Germany’s Elections on SVT1
GMF Researcher Corinna Blutguth joined Sweden's SVT1 to discuss the reach and scope of Russian state-backed media outlet RT Deutsch in Germany. Corinna explained that ASD/GMF data showed that RT Deutsch has been outperforming other traditional Germa [...]
Was Canada’s Election Free and Fair? David Levine Discusses with Shaye Ganam
On today's show, we talk all things federal election. We hear from Tim Uppal, Conservative candidate for Edmonton-Mill Woods on the tight race that played out there. Dr. Lisa Young a political science professor at the University of Calgary gives her [...]
ASD Releases Regulating the Enablers
The Panama Papers revealed how a secretive Panamanian law firm used professional intermediaries in the United States to enable crime and corruption. Half a decade later, the United States is failing to regulate the U.S.-based professionals who conti [...]
Prospects for U.S.-Japan-Europe Security Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific with Zack Cooper
In recent years, the world’s attention has shifted toward the Indo-Pacific. As concerns over the rise of China and other regional challenges have intensified, the US and Japan have taken steps to strengthen their security cooperation and Europe has [...]
Maurice Turner in WSJ: Ransomware Payments Should Not Be Made Illegal
Making ransomware payments illegal would eliminate one of the few options that victims have to recover their data and get back to work quickly. Time is money. Sometimes paying a ransom is less expensive than withholding one—and being forced to labor [...]
Russia Sows Distrust on Social Media Ahead of German Election
RT Deutsch, the Kremlin-backed media outlet, has become a major player on social media just weeks before the polls open. A video on YouTube alleging anti-vaccine conspiracy theories in Germany was viewed more than a million times. A Facebook post p [...]
Laura Thornton in Civil Georgia: Perilous Choice: Georgia’s COVID Elections
Georgia’s local elections scheduled for October represent more than choosing important mayoral and sakrebulo (local council) positions. The political stakes are higher, than what the local elections usually entail. Based on the EU-negotiated agreeme [...]
Maurice Turner Gives Insight into Biden’s Cybersecurity Meeting with Private Sector on CBS News
President Biden is calling on the private sector to help bolster U.S. cybersecurity. He hosted leaders in tech, finance, education and infrastructure for a summit at the White House Wednesday. Maurice Turner, a cybersecurity fellow for the Alliance [...]
Kristine Berzina Discusses Disinformation in the Lead Up to Germany’s Federal Elections with NZZ
Disinformation, especially coming from Russia, is a growing problem. The goal: destabilize democracy. Explore the German Election Dashboard. [...]
Lindsay Gorman with NBR: China’s Data Ambitions
Lindsay Gorman details China’s data ambitions with a particular eye to how they relate to emerging technology goals associated with AI. She then discusses how these efforts complicate democratic values in cyberspace and analyzes options for how demo [...]
Zack Cooper in Foreign Affairs: America Still Needs to Rebalance to Asia
After ten years of talk, Washington must act, Co-Director Zack Cooper and Adam P. Liff argue in Foreign Affairs. This fall marks ten years since the Obama administration rolled out its famous “rebalance to Asia.” Standing before the Australian Par [...]