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

November 3, 2023

Russia, China and Iran’s online approach to the Israel-Hamas conflict

Our investigation on Russia, China and Iran's role in the information war surrounding the Israel-Hamas conflict features in the New York Times.

Democratic Integrity, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

October 25, 2023

China, Russia and Iran are exploiting the Israel-Hamas conflict for their benefit

Euronews covers our investigation on China, Russia, and Iran's exploitation of information chaos surrounding the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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

October 16, 2023

Far left, far right antisemitism likely to rise amid Israel-Hamas conflict

POLITICO features our Explainer on far-left antisemitism, explaining how there has been a long history of conflating Jews, Zionism and Israel.

Antisemitism, Democratic Integrity, Far-Left Extremism, Far-Right Extremism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

October 10, 2023

Social media platforms inundated with unverified claims about Israel and Gaza

ISD's Executive Director for AMEA, Moustafa Ayad, told NPR about the dangers of unverified sources being left to gain traction around Israel and Gaza.

Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Gaming and Alternative Platforms

October 10, 2023

The role of Tucker Carlson in Russian state media’s propaganda strategy

In an op-ed for the Moscow Times, ISD's Elise Thomas discusses Tucker Carlson's ubiquity in Russian media despite not working for or with state media.

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

August 22, 2023

Katherine Keneally: Threats against public officials likely to rise further in the run-up to November 2024

ISD's Katherine Keneally spoke to The Hill about the rise in threats against public officials, which will likely rise ahead of the 2024 US election.

Democratic Integrity, Terrorism and Extremism

August 20, 2023

Jennie King: Climate change policy in the UK is feeding into “cultural confrontation and identity politics”

ISD’s Jennie King told Euronews how the climate crisis has been weaponised and is now central to culture wars in the UK.

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

ISD’s Jared Holt comments on new CNN evidence placing Trump’s lawyer Kenneth Chesebro at the attempted insurrection on January 6, 2021.

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?

ISD Senior Resident Research Fellow Julia Ebner wrote an op-ed for The Guardian about how conspiracy thinking has seeped into the mainstream.

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

ISD's Jennie King features in Rappler commenting on how protests and conspiracy theories in the English town of Oxford spread globally.

Climate, Democratic Integrity, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference

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