LP-151 Russian Interference & Kompromat: Protecting US Midterms & UK Council Elections
Election Interference Democracy’s Firewall LP-151 examines the evidence and safeguards for US and UK elections: Russian interference, kompromat, political finance, disinformation and election vulnerabilities and suggests evidence-based safeguards for US and UK democracy. The current UK government response explicitly describes foreign financial interference as an evolving threat and is implementing measures concerning overseas donations, corporate donations, cryptoasset donations and online political advertising. However, there is substantial, high-quality evidence that Russia has used a multi-layered interference model against Western democracies, including the United States and United Kingdom. However, the evidence needs to be separated carefully into established facts, intelligence assessments, credible allegations, and claims that remain unproven. The most important correction is this: there is strong evidence for Russian cyber operations, covert influence, disinformation, poli...
