1. Introduction [strategic/three regional hot spots]; Part I. Challenges to Democratic Institutions: 2. Hacking elections: contemporary developments in historical perspective Andy Grotto and Ash Narayan; 3. From free speech to false speech: analyzing foreign online disinformation campaigns targeting democracies Rachel Brooks; 4. Cyber challenges to democracy and soft power's dark side Renee Marlin-Bennett; 5. Cyber disinformation risk perception and control: integration of the extended theory of planned behavior and a structural equation model Malgorzata Paokowska and Ioana Vasiu; Part II. Case Studies: 6.

Innovative frontrunner or delayed by political gridlock? Israel's attempts at countering disinformation Inga Trauthig and Gabrielle Beacken; 7. Israel information strategies and maneuvers David Amsellem; 8. Ukraine's support coalition and the long (Info) war: mitigating the disinformation threat to democratic collaboration Jaclyn A. Kerr; 9. Weapons of mass derision: humor and democracy: Russia case study Maria Shardakova et al.; 10. Election cyber threats in Central Asia: a multistakeholder approach to tackling election interference and increasing resilience Pavlina Pavlova; 11. Stacking up for resilience - DPI: the India way Ravi Nayyar; 12.

The domestication of cybersecurity in authoritarian regime: China's media narrative on cybersecurity and its challenge to democracy Jun Liu; 13. Defending Taiwan's democracy in the internet commons Simon Sun; Part III. Policy Responses: 14. Some truths about lies-misinformation and inequality in policy making and politics Lindsay Flynn and Barbara Allen; 15. Getting a grip on disinformation: from distrust to trust within learning communities Deike Shulz et al.