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.

May 27, 2026

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

Multiple Russian information operations are converging on Armenia in an apparent attempt to influence parliamentary elections on 7 June

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

November 14, 2025

Spoil the vote campaign spreads falsehoods during Irish election

Democratic Integrity, Tech Accountability and Safety

October 31, 2025

Irish Presidential Election 2025: Renewed attacks on election integrity and repeated platform failures

Accountability and Speech Protection, Democratic Integrity

October 30, 2025

From Bucharest to Prague: The spread of the ‘Romanian Scenario’ conspiracy theory in Czechia’s elections

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

September 12, 2025

Czechia: Election Risk Assessment | FIMI Response Team Report

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

September 8, 2025

Friedrich Merz targeted by Russian campaigns for Support of Ukraine

Democratic Integrity, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

Further Reading

April 22, 2025

Strong and free? The narratives animating extremists ahead of Canada’s federal election

ISD examines the narratives Canadian extremists have seized upon ahead of a contentious federal election.

Democratic Integrity, Terrorism and Extremism

April 22, 2025

Canadian domestic extremists exploit federal election to push harmful narratives

Global News covered ISD’s findings on Canadian extremist activity ahead of the federal election this weekend.

Democratic Integrity, Terrorism and Extremism

April 15, 2025

Arson attack on PA Governor’s residence highlights ongoing rise in US political violence

ISD’s Katherine Keneally spoke to The Hill about the factors fueling US political violence following an arson attack targeting Pennsylvania governor.

Democratic Integrity, Threat Analysis and Prevention, Threats to Public Figures

March 26, 2025

Votes and Vitriol: Online Abuse Targeting Women Candidates in the 2024 French Legislative Elections

This report explores the nature of online violence targeting women candidates on TikTok during the French legislative election campaign, held from 9 J

Democratic Integrity, Misogyny, Threats to Public Figures

March 24, 2025

Crushing Comments: Gendered Harassment during the 2024 EU Parliament Elections on TikTok

ISD finds that women candidates for the 2024 EU election faced more misogynistic abuse on TikTok than men, creating barriers to political participatio

Accountability and Speech Protection, Democratic Integrity, Misogyny, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

February 21, 2025

The achilles’ heel of EU’s media sanctions: Reassessing RT Deutsch access ahead of Germany’s 2025 Federal Election

Mirror sites continue to bypass the EU's sanctions against RT Deutsch ahead of the 2025 German elections.

Democratic Integrity

February 13, 2025

Coordinated disinformation network uses AI, media impersonation to target German election

A network on X is spreading disinformation about Germany's election, amplified by 6,000+ bots.

Democratic Integrity, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

February 13, 2025

AFP Showcases ISD’s work on online disinformation targeting German elections

Agence France-Presse highlighted ISD’s latest work on a disinformation network using AI-generated content to deceive viewers.

Democratic Integrity, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Recommender Systems and Algorithms

January 22, 2025

Sasha Havlicek discusses ‘Truth vs Myth in Elections’ at WEF’s annual meeting

ISD CEO and co-founder Sasha Havlicek joined the World Economic Forum for its 55th Annual Meeting ‘Collaboration for the Intelligent Age.

Democratic Integrity

January 10, 2025

An overview of Israeli far-right extremism

This Dispatch covers Israeli far-right extremism, including Kahanism, settler violence, far-right parties, and groups, with a focus on post-October 20

Democratic Integrity, Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

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