Our Take In Foreign Affairs, ASD Co-directors Laura Rosenberger and Jamie Fly argue that policymakers should put partisanship aside to work together to secure election systems and set consequences for foreign actors that interfere with U.S. democracy. ASD Director Laura Rosenberger joined David Greene on NPR’s Morning Edition to discuss Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s findings […]Read More

A Newsletter of Political Warfare, Influence, and Information Campaigns from the Pell Center at Salve Regina University Sign up for the Active Measures Newsletter here. The Mueller Report Report on the Investigation Into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election | Robert S. Mueller, III Mueller Report Bolsters Claims That Russia Penetrated Election Systems in […]Read More

The European Center of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threatshttps://www.hybridcoe.fi/publications/strategic-analysis-how-states-use-non-state-actors-a-modus-operandi-for-covert-state-subversion-and-malign-networks/ Magnus Normark, April 22, 2019 – report here States with a strong and long-term interest in influencing, manipulating and creating events in other countries to promote their interests will probably utilize different non-state actors in a systematic manner. Directing activity through non-state entities presents an opportunity […]Read More

NATO’s Center of Excellence for Strategic Communications https://www.stratcomcoe.org/hybrid-threats-strategic-communications-perspective April 9, 2019 This report is the result of a two-year study conducted by the NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence. It is designed to help national authorities understand, prepare for, identify and respond to hybrid threats. The research focuses on state actors and uses a standardized […]Read More

Fact-Checkers vs. Hoax Peddlers: a Fake News Battle Ahead of Indonesia’s Election Reuters in the New York Times, April 10th, 2019 Armed with laptops, three dozen journalists and fact-checkers braced for battle before a live debate between Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his challenger, Prabowo Subianto. Spain Vows to Boost Cybersecurity, Fight Disinformation Associated Press […]Read More

Inside the Russian effort to target Sanders supporters — and help elect Trump Michael Kranish, Washington Post, April 12th, 2019 After Bernie Sanders lost his presidential primary race against Hillary Clinton in 2016, a Twitter account called Red Louisiana News reached out to his supporters to help sway the general election. “Conscious Bernie Sanders supporters […]Read More

By Guy Rosen, VP of Integrity, and Tessa Lyons, Head of News Feed Integrity Since 2016, we have used a strategy called “remove, reduce, and inform” to manage problematic content across the Facebook family of apps. This involves removing content that violates our policies, reducing the spread of problematic content that does not violate our […]Read More

Our Take Together with the Bertelsmann Foundation, ASD will host a screening of the film, Harmony: Latvian Democracy at Russia’s Doorstep, on tomorrow, Tuesday, April 16th from 6:00 to 7:00 PM at Landmark’s E Street Cinema in downtown Washington, D.C. A discussion featuring ASD Director Laura Rosenberger and Latvian Ambassador to the United States Andris […]Read More

Carol Morello, Washington Post, April 12th, 2019 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/state-department-to-take-a-step-into-the-digital-age-in-effort-to-counter-disinformation/2019/04/12/c333bd8c-1b46-44d9-a2be-83aa0c8e9114_story.html?utm_term=.33104d176370 The State Department has never been known for its communications savvy or deployment of cutting-edge technology in the service of diplomacy. Many employees still use BlackBerrys, and in an era when news spreads instantaneously on Twitter, it can take hours for the department’s public affairs office to […]Read More

Michael Kranish, Washington PostApril 12th, 2019https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-the-russian-effort-to-target-sanders-supporters–and-help-elect-trump/2019/04/11/741d7308-5576-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html?utm_term=.a109df5b5940 After Bernie Sanders lost his presidential primary race against Hillary Clinton in 2016, a Twitter account called Red Louisiana News reached out to his supporters to help sway the general election. “Conscious Bernie Sanders supporters already moving towards the best candidate Trump! #Feel the Bern #Vote Trump 2016,” the account […]Read More