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
Further Reading
August 22, 2023
Katherine Keneally: Threats against public officials likely to rise further in the run-up to November 2024
Democratic Integrity, Terrorism and Extremism
August 20, 2023
Jennie King: Climate change policy in the UK is feeding into “cultural confrontation and identity politics”
Climate, Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference
August 18, 2023
Jared Holt on new images of Trump’s lawyer following Alex Jones around on January 6
Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Terrorism and Extremism
July 31, 2023
Julia Ebner: Is it too late to stop democracies from being taken over by conspiratorial thinking?
Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation, Terrorism and Extremism, Threat Analysis and Prevention
May 29, 2023
How a local traffic plan in Oxford was weaponised to advance anti-climate narratives
Climate, Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference
May 28, 2023
Disinfo narratives are redundant in Erdogan’s Turkey, “have more reach abroad”
Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation
May 5, 2023
Seditious conspiracy charges against Proud Boys brings a “welcomed chilling effect”
Democratic Integrity, Far-Right Extremism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Terrorism and Extremism
May 4, 2023
Jack Teixeira, the latest US service member to expose the digital ‘blind spot’ in the security clearance process
Democratic Integrity, Tech Accountability and Safety, Tech Legislation and Regulation
May 1, 2023
Anti-vaxx Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Democratic bid for president
Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Public Health
