Dispatch from the Alliance for Securing Democracy News and Commentary U.S. conducts cyber operation to protect the midterms: United States Cyber Command is “targeting individual Russian operatives to try to […]Read More

Active Measures #9 – A Newsletter of Political Warfare, Influence, and Information Campaigns Here are the top stories we’ve seen this week: 1. Floor Statement on Russian Hybrid Warfare: Dirty […]Read More

Defending Against Russia’s Disinformation War Nina Jankowicz is interviewed by John Milewski at Wilson Center’s NOW. The great conversation is summarized. Highlights: The West needs to start investing in longer-term solutions […]Read More

LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media Peter Singer and Emerson Brooking joined Kathleen Hicks for a discussion of their new book at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on October 5, […]Read More

A Conversation on Chinese Influence in Australia and Beyond The Center for Strategic and International Studies held an event to highlight Clive Hamilton’s new book, Silent Invasion: China’s Influence in […]Read More

This week’s Dispatch from the Alliance for Securing Democracy. News and Commentary Russian charged with information warfare against the United States tied to IRA’s Prigozhin: On October 19, the Department […]Read More

The Language of Inform, Influence and Persuade Christopher Paul and Miriam Matthews, Rand Corporation, October 18, 2018 Words matter.  Many of the terms used to discuss assessment mean different things […]Read More

Justice Dept. Accuses Russians of Interfering in Midterm Elections Adam Goldman, New York Times, October 19, 2018 Russians working for a close ally of Putin engaged in an elaborate campaign […]Read More

#TrollTracker Part Three — Assessing a covert Iranian social media influence campaign Twitter Troll Farm Archives, Digital Forensic Research Lab, Atlantic Council, October 17, 2018 Iranian trolls were aimed at influence, but […]Read More

#TrollTracker: Part Two — How the Internet Research Agency regenerated on Twitter after its accounts were suspended Twitter Troll Farm Archives, Digital Forensic Research Lab, Atlantic Council, October 17, 2018 The chief lesson […]Read More