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
June 21, 2021
Desinformationskampagnen gegen die Wahl: Befunde aus Sachsen-Anhalt
Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence
February 19, 2021
UK General Election 2019: Digital disruption by the political parties, and the need for new rules (joint paper)
Democratic Integrity, Resources, Tech Legislation and Regulation
December 29, 2020
Amarnath Amarasingam on the ability of some conspiracy theories to mitigate violent mobilisation
Democratic Integrity, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Terrorism and Extremism
