Look to Cold War History to Confront Russian Meddling
Members of Congress have expressed deep concern over the Kremlin’s disinformation campaign in the 2016 election. They have even taken some action, most notably voting […] More
Information Warfare
‘The Disruption of Fact’: How the Kremlin Leverages Disorder
There is no “quick and easy fix” for the United States to deal with Russian disinformation and influence operations. Steve Hall, a former senior CIA […] More
The U.S. Struggles against Russian Cyber Disinformation
As the Kremlin wages an unyielding disinformation campaign against the United States and its European allies, Washington is still reeling from Moscow’s interference in the […] More
New Bill Aims to Stem Foreign Meddling in Social Media
A bipartisan group of influential lawmakers is expected to introduce the Honest Ads Act this week, legislation that would seek to increase transparency in American […] More
Senate Will Look for ‘Any Hint of Collusion’ between Trump and Russia
The question of alleged Kremlin collusion with the Trump campaign is “still open,” the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Wednesday. The investigation is […] More
Open U.S. Cyberspace ‘Inherently Vulnerable’ to Russian Disinformation
As more details emerge about Kremlin influence and disinformation operations aimed at sowing discord and exploiting divisions in the United States, congressional investigators are taking […] More
Cyber Enabled Information War Challenges Our Grip on Reality
One of the opening rounds of an information war between the Kremlin and a democratic country came from Melvin Redick, a fake Facebook account designed […] More
Cyber Assaults on Democracy’s ‘Brain-Space’ are Here to Stay
The United States has no peer competitors in conventional military power. But its adversaries are increasingly turning to asymmetric methods for engaging in conflict. Cyber-enabled information warfare […] More
Only Human Hands Can Craft Effective Information Offensives
Much of the discussion surrounding Russian cyber-enabled information operations against Western societies focuses on technology, such as bots amplifying messages on social media and the […] More
General Chaos is the Kremlin’s Favorite Candidate
There can be no doubt that over the past ten years, Russia has honed its active measures operations – or covert action in U.S. intelligence […] More
Moscow Takes U.S. Meddling Tactics to German Vote
In less than a week, on September 24th, the German public will vote in the country’s general elections – not only to determine who will […] More
Russia Blends Cyber Attacks with Information War
Russia has shown it is both willing and capable of using cyber capabilities to interfere in the West’s democratic elections. With the German elections coming […] More