Transatlantic TakeWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s visit to France with President Emmanuel Macron for Bastille Day celebrations came at a moment when Russian meddling in democratic elections continued to dominate headlines. While much of the media focus has been on Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, we need to start to address this ongoing and urgent problem.
A declining Russia employing asymmetric tactics and disinformation threatens democracies in Europe as well as the United States. Over the past year, Moscow interfered in both the U.S. and French presidential elections, continuing a pattern seen in other recent …read more