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The Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD) is a bipartisan transatlantic national security advocacy group formed in July 2017 to counter efforts by Russia to undermine democratic institutions in the United States and Europe. The organization is chaired and run primarily by former senior United States intelligence and State Department officials. Its daily operations are led by Laura Rosenberger, a former senior State Department official who worked in the George W. Bush administration and later in the Obama administartion, and Jamie Fly, who also worked in the Bush administration and later as a national security counselor to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). The ASD is housed at The German Marshall Fund of the United States and pursues its work in both the United States and Europe.

In 2016, the CIA, FBI, NSA, and the Director of National Intelligence concluded that Russia had interfered in US elections. The Alliance for Securing Democracy declared that it will develop strategies to "defend against, deter, and raise the costs" on any attempts by Russia or "other state actors" to undermine democracy. Former acting CIA Director Michael Morrell stated that the group will fulfill some of the role that ideally would have been handled by a national investigative commission.

Hamilton 68

The "Hamilton 68" Dashboard on the ASD website tracks in real-time 600 Twitter social media accounts that the ASD believes are "linked to Russian influence," whether knowingly or unknowingly. In September 2017, the group launched a similar German-language website focused on possible Russian influence in German politics. The ASD's tracking encompasses social media accounts it suspects are related to the Russian government or Russian state media, as well as accounts it believes to be unconnected to Russia, but which repeat what it sees as Russian government views. ASD does not disclose which accounts "Hamilton 68" tracks, citing its desire to "focus on the behavior of the overall network rather than get dragged into hundreds of individual debates over which troll fits which role."

The then newly formed ASD said in August 2017 that it was "exploring ways" to similarly analyze Facebook, Reddit, and YouTube.

Advisory council and staff

The ASD is governed by an Advisory Council and an operating staff who are drawn from the American Marshall Fund. The Washington Post called the membership of the advisory council "a who's who of former senior national security officials from both parties." Members of the bipartisan personnel include Michael Chertoff (a Republican worked in the George W. Bush administration as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security) and Mike McFaul (a Democrat who worked in the Obama administration as U.S. Ambassador to Russia).

References

1. ^ Volz, Dustin (2 August 2017). "New website aims to track Russian-backed propaganda on Twitter". Reuters. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
2. ^ "Alliance for Securing Democracy: Mission Statement". Retrieved August 6, 2017.
3. ^ Rogin, Josh (July 11, 2017). "National security figures launch project to counter Russian mischief". Washington Post. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
4. https://www.c-span.org/video/?442528-5/washington-journal-laura-rosenberger-jamie-fly-discuss-russian-election-interference, @ 16:49
5. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/02/26/trump-russia-putin-bots-global-politico-transcript-217082
6. Lauren Carroll (July 6, 2017). "17 intelligence organizations or 4? Either way, Russia conclusion still valid". PolitiFact. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
7. Rogin, Josh. "National Security Figures Launch Project to Counter Russian Mischief". No. July 11, 2017. The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
8. Gallagher, Sean (2 August 2017). "New Web tool tracks Russian "influence ops" on Twitter". ars technica. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
9. Wakabauyashi, Daisuke (27 September 2017). "Twitter, with accounts linked to Russia, to face Congress over Role in Election". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
10. Berger, J.M. (August 7, 2017). "The Methodology of the Hamilton 68 Dashboard". Alliance for Securing Democray.
11. ^ Masis, Julie. "Real-time tracking system measures Russian interference in German elections". No. Sept. 24, 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
12. Rothrock, Kevin (August 2, 2017). "Tracking Russian propaganda in real time: The trouble with a new automated effort to expose Moscow's 'active measures' against Americans". Meduza. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
13. Ingram, Mathew (February 21, 2018). "The media today: Are Russian trolls behind everything?". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
14. ASD Advisory Council

External links

• Official website
• Advisory Council Members

• Cyberwarfare
• Organizations established in 2017
• 2017 establishments in the United States
• Organizations associated with Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections