Russia has declared war on US democracy

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With the U.S. presidential campaigns in full swing, so are America’s foreign adversaries.

As we speak, they are working around the clock, deploying information operations aimed at interfering in US elections. Russia, in particular, is sowing chaos and undermining American citizens’ faith in their institutions, democracy, and leadership, with only one end goal in mind: weakening America’s position as a global leader. 

Admitting there is a problem – an information war being conducted by Moscow – is a necessary first step to push the American people to recognise that this is a serious foreign threat. But it is not enough. Washington must push back and put its adversaries on the defensive.

Dr Ivana Stradner is a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington DC