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Foreign Policy Essay

Managing and Mitigating Foreign Election Interference

Arya Goel, Diego A. Martin, Jacob N. Shapiro   Sun, Jul 21, 2019, 10:00 AM

Editor’s Note: With the exception of the president of the United States, we all know that Russia and other powers have run amok in their attempts to influence U.S. elections and those of other democracies around the world. Learning the scope of the problem, however, has proved difficult. In a groundbreaking study, Arya Goel, Diego Martin and Jacob Shapiro, all of Princeton University, find that more than 20 countries have been targeted. Russia (no surprise) is by far the most active, but Iran, China and Saudi Arabia all are joining the fray.

The Russia Connection

A Modest Proposal for Preventing Election Interference in 2020

Stewart Baker   Tue, Jun 4, 2019, 10:09 AM

The years since the 2016 election have been a national trauma that the U.S. shouldn’t be eager to revisit. Yet almost no policy changes have been made as a result of what the country has learned from the Mueller investigation and related events. In this post, I’d like to start assembling a menu of possible reforms that address the lessons learned from what Lawfare sometimes calls L’Affaire Russe.

The Russia Connection

What the Mueller Report Tells Us About Russian Influence Operations

Alina Polyakova   Fri, Apr 19, 2019, 11:44 AM

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.

The redacted Special Counsel report released this morning confirms that the Russian government, through various proxies, carried out a multi-pronged campaign against the United States before, during, and after the 2016 election. That campaign involved three distinct elements:

Cybersecurity: LOAC-Military

The New Contours of Cyber Conflict

Paul Rosenzweig   Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 12:19 PM

An American military unit used offensive weapons against a target inside Russia. And nobody is noticing.

Let that sink in for a second. As the country (understandably) focuses on matters like Michael Cohen's testimony; the president's self-described friendship with a murderous dictator; and the House vote to negate the president's declaration of a national emergency (all notable issues to be sure), it seems as though something exceedingly significant has happened and ... just disappeared under the radar.

Sanctions

The Deter Act: Congress’s Latest Effort to Discourage Election Interference

Ed Stein   Wed, Aug 1, 2018, 4:52 PM

New movement may be afoot on a sanctions bill designed to deter Russian election interference. The bill, the Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2018 (Deter Act), was introduced earlier this year by Sens. Marco Rubio (R.-Fla.) and Chris Van Hollen (D.-Md.).

The Russia Connection

Uncomfortable Questions in the Wake of Russia Indictment 2.0 and Trump’s Press Conference With Putin

Jack Goldsmith   Mon, Jul 16, 2018, 5:26 PM

What the Mueller indictment means for blowback against U.S. officials, reciprocal interference by the United States, the state of U.S. preparation against renewed adversary electoral operations, and the practices of U.S. journalists.

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