Democratic Integrity
ISD works to detect threats to democracy and democratic institutions around the world. Recent work includes safeguarding election integrity in the United States, the UK, Germany, Canada, France, Kenya, Australia, Ireland and Poland. Our work informs capacity-building efforts for civil society, briefings for national, state and local authorities, and expert testimony for federal committees on threats to democratic processes.
July 7, 2026
Canada’s local elections face growing foreign interference risks
ISD-US' Managing Director for Transatlantic Policy and Programming David Salvo warns of foreign threats to Canadian elections in The Globe and Mail.
Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation
Further Reading
September 4, 2022
ABC News host asks White House adviser about ISD’s findings following Biden’s speech on the ‘MAGA’ threat
Democratic Integrity, Far-Right Extremism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism
August 16, 2022
La campagne de l’intimidation : étude de cas des violences numériques envers les candidats aux élections de 2022
Anti-Migrant, Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Public Health, Terrorism and Extremism
June 30, 2022
Son of ‘brutal dictator’ elected president of the Philippines with the assistance of TikTok
Democratic Integrity, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation
May 26, 2022
Australians dissatisfied with election outcome turn to baseless voter fraud theories
Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference
April 19, 2022
The “Mosaic Project:” ISD’s joint initiative to combat disinformation during the Australian federal election
Democratic Integrity, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation
