Cybersecurity and Deterrence
The Puzzle of the GRU Indictment
Jack Goldsmith Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 11:12 AM
Why does the Justice Department laud indictments that communicate weakness?
Latest in Russian interference
Intelligence Oversight
Partisan Taint in the Trump-Russia Investigation
Stewart Baker Tue, Sep 8, 2020, 4:01 PM
The GOP isn’t wrong to suspect partisan bias in the Trump-Russia investigation. That’s why Americans need a different kind of intelligence reform.
Russian interference
British Government Failed to Investigate Russian Interference, U.K. Report Finds
Elliot Setzer Tue, Jul 21, 2020, 11:16 AM
The British government neglected to investigate whether Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, according to a report released on July 21 by the U.K. parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee.
Foreign Policy Essay
Why Does Russia Use Disinformation?
Kasey Stricklin Sun, Mar 29, 2020, 10:00 AM
Russia is not just trying to sow chaos. It is pursuing a strategy with clear objectives.
Federal Law Enforcement
Foreign Actors in U.S. Courts: Beginning an Important Conversation
Russell Spivak, Benjamin Wittes Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 10:56 AM
The question of Russian interference in the American political system is not going away. Even as the various investigations of Russian “meddling” in the 2016 election wind down, concerns about the security of the 2020 election abound. Alongside these concerns, another question has started to mature, mostly in legal circles for now: the question of Russian exploitation of the American and international legal systems.
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.
Russia and Eastern Europe
Want to Know What’s Next in Russian Election Interference? Pay Attention to Ukraine’s Elections
Alina Polyakova Thu, Mar 28, 2019, 3:47 PM
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
Election Security
Document: Joint Intelligence Community Statement on Election Day Preparations
Mikhaila Fogel Tue, Nov 6, 2018, 11:26 AM
On Nov. 6, 2018—Election Day—the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a joint statement, along with the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice and the FBI, affirming their agencies' continued efforts to assist state and local election officials and to combat foreign influence efforts.
Book Reviews
A Tale of Two Narratives
Gabriel Schoenfeld Thu, Oct 18, 2018, 2:08 PM
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A review of Greg Miller, “The Apprentice: Trump, Russia and the Subversion of American Democracy” (HarperCollins Publishers, 2018)
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Two narratives about Russian interference in the 2016 election are in direct competition with one another.
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.).