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Dec 9, 2024 | 
securingdemocracy.gmfus.org | David Salvo
The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) detailed charges against Iranian operatives involved in the plot to assassinate Donald Trump during the recent presidential campaign should dispel any skepticism about US national security threats emanating from foreign interference operations. If Trump is serious about advancing “peace through strength”, he should advance US government efforts to push back against these threats.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
capemaycountyherald.com | David Salvo
Middle Township Public Schools sums up the strategy behind its Sept. 17 bond referendum in two words: Expanding Opportunities. The referendum includes improvements to elevate educational experiences, benefit families, and enhance athletic areas that serve as community resources. Here’s an overview of what is proposed:MTPS has a waiting list of 100-plus children for its state-funded, tuition-free pre-k program.
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May 14, 2024 | 
securingdemocracy.gmfus.org | David Salvo |Rachael Wilson
Despite a lower profile in the national debate, the tools, tactics, motivations, and actors associated with foreign interference in US elections have evolved significantly since Russia’s “sweeping and systematic” 2016 operation.
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May 3, 2024 | 
cnas.org | Samuel Bendett |Andrea Kendall-Taylor |Jim Townsend |David Salvo
While the world’s attention has been focused on Russia’s military operation in Ukraine over the past two years, Moscow has continued its attempts to use other, nonmilitary tools to pursue its aggressive foreign policy objectives. Western democracies have been an important target of Russian malign influence.
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Feb 16, 2024 | 
rb.gy | Bret Schafer |David Salvo
Tuesday, February 27, 202410:00 – 11:00am ET1600 – 1700 CETIn the two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, Russia’s and the People’s Republic of China’s use of disinformation has increased along with Moscow and Beijing’s coordination in creating narratives that benefit their interests and worldviews.
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Feb 16, 2024 | 
securingdemocracy.gmfus.org | Bret Schafer |David Salvo
Tuesday, February 27, 202410:00 – 11:00am ET1600 – 1700 CETIn the two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, Russia’s and the People’s Republic of China’s use of disinformation has increased along with Moscow and Beijing’s coordination in creating narratives that benefit their interests and worldviews.
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
securingdemocracy.gmfus.org | Etienne Soula |David Salvo
While the news cycle is still abuzz with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s interview of Russian President Vladimir Putin, flying under the radar are new details about Russian intelligence’s role in cultivating ties with political parties in Europe.
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Jan 24, 2024 | 
defenseone.com | David Salvo |Rachael Wilson
Domestic turmoil may be dominating headlines about the 2024 elections, but threats from abroad have not dissipated. During the 2022 midterms, state actors from China, Russia, Iran, and elsewhere increased their attempts to influence the outcomes of midterm races and amplify divisions in American society, according to dual reports released last month by the U.S. national security apparatus.
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
securingdemocracy.gmfus.org | David Salvo |Nathan Kohlenberg
Co-Managing Director David Salvo and Research Analyst Nathan Kohlenberg submitted testimony to the House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence about the threat of transnational repression efforts. Below is a copy of their written testimony.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
gmfus.org | Rachael Wilson |David Salvo |Lindsay Gorman |David Levine
Rachael Dean Wilson, ASD co-managing director: “The 2024 US presidential race will be the ‘supercharged election’. In 2020 and 2022, we weathered threats to American democracy including false election narratives, political violence, the vilification of election workers, and attempted cyber intrusions into US election infrastructure.
