Laura Rosenberger and Thomas Morley, March 11th, 2019, Alliance for Securing Democracy, German Marshall Fund of the U.S.https://securingdemocracy.gmfus.org/russias-promotion-of-illiberal-populism-tools-tactics-networks/ Understanding the rise of illiberal populism has been a focus of recent […]Read More

Chris Zappone, March 12, 2019, The Strategist https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/in-fighting-online-interference-the-first-line-of-defence-is-the-mind/ ‘Nations have no permanent friends or allies, they only have permanent interests’, British statesman Lord Palmerston famously observed. Two centuries later, the […]Read More

Social Media are being weaponizedEconomist, March 14th, 2019https://www.economist.com/special-report/2019/03/16/preparing-for-conflicts-by-cyber-means When Latvia conducted its biggest-ever national military exercise last August, which mobilized more than 10,000 people, a group of researchers discovered that […]Read More

Our TakeIn a new paper, ASD Director Laura Rosenberger and Research Assistant Tom Morley show how the Russian government and its proxies nurture and shape illiberal populist movements as a […]Read More

The Department of Defense continued support for fundamental research by selecting 12 faculty investigators for awards through the fiscal year 2018 Minerva Research Initiative.  Several of the winners:The Role of […]Read More

‘Sealioning’ is a common trolling tactic on social media – what is it? Marshall Shepherd, March 7, 2019, Forbes magazinehttps://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2019/03/07/sealioning-is-a-common-trolling-tactic-on-social-media-what-is-it/#710d87597a41 There are times in life that you know something when […]Read More

The next generation of repressive technology will make past efforts to spread propaganda and quash dissent look primitive.By  Richard Fontaine and Kara Frederick, March 15, 2019, Wall Street Journalhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/the-autocrats-new-tool-kit-11552662637 Chinese authorities […]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. Top stories this week: Target: AmericaRussian Trools Shift […]Read More

A New #DisinfoReview from the EU East StratCom Task Force. Your weekly update on pro-Kremlin disinformation *TRENDS OF THE WEEK*Fatal Distraction It is easy to get distracted in today’s information abundance. It might be even […]Read More

Facing Legal Scrutiny, China’s State TV Recalls Its U.S. Head Paul Mozur, New York Times, March 8th, 2019 China’s state broadcaster is recalling the head of its American arm and […]Read More