National Security, Foreign Influence, and Emerging Technology. Senior Advisor @FDD. Alumnus @ODNIgov @DefenseIntel @NSC44
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Jake Breach retweeted
Another lie has circulated about Dems and sexual assault, again apparently from the Russian Storm-1516 network.
This time the attack is targeting Sherrod Brown, running for Senate in Ohio.
Let me explain how this one worked . . .
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Jake Breach retweeted
Russian Operatives Plant Deepfake Targeting U.S. Midterm Elections
New FDD Policy Brief from @JBreach & Pavneet Kaur:
bit.ly/47CPmaP
Actions by private companies and researchers are important, but the federal government’s silence is deafening. Private researchers attributed the operation to #Russia within a day.
My latest with @FDD
fdd.org/analysis/russian-ope…
AI companies should build products that can distinguish between unverified sources and authoritative news outlets. At a minimum, when AI responses provide citations, the cited article should contain the information the AI response claims it does.
The White House should designate appropriate agencies to name foreign #influence operations against U.S. candidates quickly and publicly, as officials did with the Walz smear in 2024.
Jake Breach retweeted
Russian Operatives Plant Deepfake Targeting U.S. Midterm Elections
New FDD Policy Brief from @JBreach & Pavneet Kaur:
bit.ly/47CPmaP
Jake Breach retweeted
The Hill just published an op-ed defending Qatar without divulging that its author, William Bennett, is a registered foreign agent of Doha.
This should be illegal, with serious consequences for the outlets, agents, and foreign principals that fail to disclose this
Midterms are a harder target than presidential elections. With 470 House and Senate races, our federal system makes it difficult for foreign adversaries to target effectively, so they focus on specific races.
I spoke with @Iyengarish at @ForeignPolicy: foreignpolicy.com/2026/10/22…
Jake Breach retweeted
We designated Confucius Institutes as foreign missions.
Why are 🇹🇷 state-run religious and educational institutions in the U.S. still getting the presumption of charity?
My first for "The Patient Revolution" on Erdogan’s “pious generation” going global
thepatientrevolution.substac…
ALT Washington should stop calling Erdogan’s state sponsorship of religion charity
The first question policymakers about any #foreigninfluence effort is “Who is behind it?” Adversaries treat hiding their hand as a national pastime.
That question is now before a federal court. 🧵
Georgetown’s Doha campus contract anticipates research center work “consistent with the priorities established in Qatar’s Third National Development Strategy.”
Across all universities, more than $4B of the nearly $9B attributed to Qatar lists no foreign source name.
The brief separates individual donors’ privacy from the public’s interest in knowing which foreign governments, companies, and institutions fund American universities.
The D.C. District Court hears arguments Oct. 21.
Brief and press release: lnkd.in/gVdd9kuD