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The Limited Room for Russian Troll Influence in 2016
In a highly polarized country, it is hard to change voter preferences—and this is even more likely to be the case when the tools for doing so represent a tiny, tiny fraction of the information to which w... -
Foreign Interference is a Strategy, Not a Tactic
Authoritarians’ use of influence operations must be understood as part of a larger strategy to reshape the information space into one that is less democratic and more friendly to despots. -
The Media Has Overcorrected on Foreign Influence
The continued focus on Russia, at the expense of domestic threats, is significant and dangerous. -
National Security Highlights from the Final Presidential Debate
What did the candidates have to say about national security issues? -
Foreign Influence Operations and the 2020 Election: Framing the Debate
Introducing a series from the Stanford Internet Observatory on assessing the threat of foreign influence operations targeting the United States. -
How to Resolve a Contested Election, Part 3: When Elections Fail
In the most desperate scenarios, the voters may not be the ones who decide who becomes president after all. -
The Lawfare Podcast: How to Report on Hacks and Disinformation
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Intelligence Community Leaders Hold Press Conference on Foreign Election Interference
The officials warn that Iran was behind threatening emails to voters. -
How to Resolve a Contested Election, Part 2: How Congress Counts the Electoral Votes
The electoral votes have been cast, and now it’s time for Congress to decide how they should be counted—assuming it can get its own house in order first. -
Ballot Collection Laws and Litigation
Third-party ballot collection—sometimes contemptuously called “ballot harvesting”—has drawn fierce partisan debate this election season. What laws currently govern ballot collection? -
Defining Voter Intimidation: Six Battleground States
How do six battleground states define and attempt to prevent voter intimidation? -
How to Resolve a Contested Election, Part 1: The States and Their Electors
The process for selecting a new president begins with the states—and they may play a decisive role in resolving any disputes that might arise in 2020.