Dispatch from the Alliance for Securing Democracy Our Take ASD Senior Fellow Joshua Kirschenbaum testified on January 29th before the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion, and Tax Avoidance regarding the vulnerability of the European Union’s financial institutions to money laundering and other financial crimes that originate in Russia and the Commonwealth […]Read More

Active Measures #22 – A Newsletter of Political Warfare, Influence, and Information Campaigns Here are the top stories seen this week: How Should Countries Tackle Deep Fakes | Charlotte Stanton | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Twitter and Facebook Say They Removed Thousands of Troll Accounts in Run-up to 2018 Midterms | Ben Colins | […]Read More

Twitter released their comprehensive review of their efforts to protect the integrity of the public conversation from last year’s elections.  Read the press release here and their report here. Some highlights: Twitter tells us that they learned that (1) partnerships matter, (2) threats change, and (3) cross-functional is key. Seems very reasonable, if not universal… More […]Read More

Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service: Russia to spend $350 million dollars to meddle in Ukraine’s 2019 elections January 25, 2019, Unian – Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service Chief – Russian authorities have allocated $350 million dollars for destabilization in Ukraine for meddling in the 2019 presidential and parliamentary elections – Propaganda goes first. The ‘EU vs Disinformation’ […]Read More