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

June 29, 2024

ISD’s Jiore Craig joins experts for Nexus Global Summit in New York

Discuss the impact of smart digital strategies and the importance of platform accountability.

Democratic Integrity

June 8, 2024

Dozens of incidents of political violence, intimidation and threats detected during Irish election campaign

A joint analysis by ISD and the Hope and Courage Collective (H&CC) has uncovered 36 incidents of politically motivated violence, intimidation, harassment or threats since campaigning for local and European elections officially kicked off in Ireland on 6 May.

Democratic Integrity, Far-Right Extremism

April 11, 2024

Jiore Craig on disinformation & AI: Takeaways from Taiwan’s elections and moving forward in 2024

Looking at the lessons learned from Taiwan’s own elections in January, and the unified public response in fighting disinformation

Democratic Integrity

February 15, 2024

Pro-CCP ‘Spamouflage’ network pivoting to focus on US Presidential Election

The CCP's long-running influence campaign, 'Spamouflage,' is shifting focus on the expected Biden-Trump competition.

Democratic Integrity, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

February 15, 2024

Pro-CCP influence campaign aims to sow division, portray chaos in US ahead of elections

The New York Times covers our recent investigation on the pro-CCP influence campaign known as Spamouflage and its impacts on elections.

Democratic Integrity

February 1, 2024

Nikki Haley faces escalating racist attacks as she emerges as Trump’s last GOP primary rival

ISD's Jared Holt spoke to NPR's All Things Considered about Trump's attacks against Nikki Haley's identity and the strategy behind them.

Democratic Integrity

January 26, 2024

‘Project 2025,’ what it is and what it could mean if Trump wins office

ISD Senior Research Analyst Jared Holt discusses Project 2025, who is behind it and what is at stake on the Daily Beast's The New Abnormal podcast.

Democratic Integrity

December 22, 2023

Conspiracy theories and violent rhetoric following Colorado ballot ruling on Trump

ISD’s Katherine Keneally spoke to NPR about conspiracy theories after the Colorado Supreme Court disqualified Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot.

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Terrorism and Extremism

December 19, 2023

“Spamouflage”, pro-CCP network, targets West with AI images on Israel-Hamas conflict and shifts to US elections

VICE News covers ISD's investigation of a pro-CCP network using tactics like AI to deepen wedges within Western society and tarnish the US abroad.

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Recommender Systems and Algorithms

December 7, 2023

Rising threats to public officials present challenges for the US Department of Justice

ISD’s Head of Threat Analysis and Prevention, Katherine Keneally, spoke to CNN about the rise in threats to public officials.

Democratic Integrity, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

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