For 20 years, ISD has delivered field-leading threat detection, analysis and real-world strategies to combat terrorism, extremism and authoritarianism - in all their ideological forms.

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.

September 23, 2026

Voters increasingly rely on AI for election questions, raising concerns about information accuracy

The Hill and Factchequeado highlighted ISD's report on AI chatbot responses to election questions.

Democratic Integrity

September 4, 2026

NBC, NYT, POLITICO and more feature ISD’s report on AI chatbot responses to election questions

Democratic Integrity

September 3, 2026

Russian information operations attempt to polarize discourse ahead of German elections

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

August 3, 2026

Russian information operations threatens upcoming German elections

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

July 7, 2026

Canada’s local elections face growing foreign interference risks

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

May 27, 2026

All operations on Armenia: Russia’s influence machine targets the vote

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

February 12, 2026

No time to lose: Liberal democracies can win the cognitive and hybrid war against authoritarians

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

January 13, 2026

Mysterious news source floods Facebook with ads in wake of California redistricting battle

Democratic Integrity, Tech Accountability and Safety

November 28, 2025

Assessment of Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference in the 2025 Czech Parliamentary Election

Democratic Integrity

Further Reading

October 5, 2020

Public Figures, Public Rage: Candidate abuse on social media

This report presents the findings of our research into the scale of online abuse targeting Congressional candidates in the 2020 US election.

Democratic Integrity, Threats to Public Figures

October 5, 2020

Analysis of the online harassment of politicians covered by WaPo

The Washington Post provides exclusive coverage of ISD's new research report: Public Figures, Public Rage: Candidate Abuse on Social Media.

Democratic Integrity, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

July 31, 2020

Political Monopoly: How Europe’s New Authoritarians Stifle Democracy and Get Away With it

A analysis of how Europe’s new authoritarians in Hungary, Poland and elsewhere consolidate power while maintaining a democratic facade.

Democratic Integrity

June 30, 2020

How Covid-19 spread QAnon in Germany

Jakob Guhl, Coordinator in Policy & Research, contributed to this story on Coda about the sprawling movement which centers on an alleged “deep state.”

Democratic Integrity, Far-Right Extremism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

December 16, 2019

UK General Election 2019: Digital disruption by the political parties, and the need for new rules (joint paper)

A December 16, 2019 briefing by eight organizations shows current UK digital regulations are inadequate, based on pre-election digital monitoring.

Democratic Integrity, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Tech Legislation and Regulation

October 23, 2018

Guidance for International Youth Engagement in PVE and CVE

This report presents the findings from the YouthCAN UN PVE Survey in order to bridge the gap between policymakers and the need of the youth activists.

Democratic Integrity, Education, Resources, Terrorism and Extremism

July 26, 2016

ISIS and Nusra in Turkey

This report looks at how the Turkish government has sought to deal with the challenges of instability, terrorism and extremism.

Democratic Integrity, Islamist Extremism

Previous 1…141516