Russia has long been waging operations against democracies using all of the asymmetric tools ASD tracks—information manipulation, cyberattacks, malign finance, civil society subversion, and state economic coercion. The Kremlin’s geographic scope in conducting operations to undermine democracy continues to expand and its tactics continue to evolve. Find ASD’s work on Russia’s attempts to interfere in democracies on this page.
Zack Cooper on Background Briefing: How Far Will Xi Jinping Go in Supporting Vladimir Putin?
Background Briefing with Ian Masters · How Far Will Xi Jinping Go in Supporting His Fellow Dictator Putin? We begin with talks between The U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi in Rome after leaks from [...]
China’s State Media and Government Officials Are Backing Russia on Ukraine
On February 4, 2022, Russia and China surprised many observers by releasing a joint statement promising a “no limits” friendship, which they described as “superior to political and military alliances of the Cold War era.” Just after the Beijing Olym [...]
ASD’s Kristine Berzina Discusses Transatlantic Unity in the Face of Russia’s War in Ukraine on Newsy
ASD Senior Fellow Kristine Berzina spoke to Newsy about the transatlantic response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Putin’s fear of a democratic Ukraine on March 12, 2022. [...]
David Salvo on Putin’s War in Ukraine on Fox News
David Salvo, deputy director of GMF’s Alliance for Securing Democracy and a former State Department official in Russia, joined Fox News to discuss Putin’s “failures” during Russia’s war in Ukraine on March 12, 2022. [...]
Kristine Berzina on CTV News: How Will Putin’s War End?
ASD Senior Fellow Kristine Berzina joined CTV News on March 11, 2022 to discuss Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, the impact of economic sanctions, and the prospect for a diplomatic solution. [...]
Kristine Berzina on the Impact of the U.S. Ban of Russian Oil on the Skimm
First: We’re entering a new phase of the war in Ukraine as Russia ramps up its attacks on civilians. Cue: pressure on the US to hit Russia harder. We’ll break down Biden’s big announcement this week banning Russian oil, the damage it could cause to [...]
Kristine Berzina on Ban on Russian Oil and World Energy Markets on C-SPAN
ASD Senior Fellow Kristine Berzina joins Washington Journal to discuss bans on Russian oil imports and the impact on global energy markets. [...]
ASD Data Highlighted in the New York Times: U.S. Fights Bioweapons Disinformation Pushed by Russia and China
The Chinese government’s promotion of Russian disinformation in the middle of the war has ignited concern among Western officials because of China’s powerful diplomatic standing and extensive cyberabilities. Analysts who study disinformation from th [...]
How to Win the Disinformation War in Ukraine?
The disinformation war in Ukraine has now moved well past the initial stage and continues apace. Yet, Ukraine seems to be beating Russia at its own game on the information battlefield as officials in Kyiv are treating it as a real front line. So far [...]
Hamilton Toplines: February 28–March 6, 2022
Russia Kremlin-linked messengers last week pushed a series of false claims about Ukraine’s pursuit of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons. On Sunday, Russia’s Defense Ministry said it had documents that show Kyiv ordered the “emergency destruc [...]
Kristine Berzina on Oil Imports Ban on Bloomberg Markets Asia
Senior Fellow Kristine Berzina discusses the U.S. and U.K. ban on Russian oil imports. Berzina says cutting energy will directly affect citizens in both the U.S. and EU through higher energy costs. [...]
Kristine Berzina on U.S. Banning Russian Energy Imports on VOA News
Global oil prices soared Tuesday as President Joe Biden announced that the United States will ban imports of Russian energy — a move that could have a dramatic impact in punishing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime for its invasion of Ukraine [...]