FOREIGN INTERFERENCE AND THREATS TO AMERICAN DEMOCRACY

Over the past four years, despite better coordination among these actors, the US under President Trump has been more exposed to foreign interference than in 2016. This threat continues to evolve and find new vectors of influence as more foreign actors engage in these campaigns. This article sheds light on how foreign actors and US institutions adapted to the increasingly conducive environment in advance of the 2020 US presidential election, and what the election's results mean for efforts to combat future foreign interference campaigns.