• Senior Director

Graham Brookie

Graham Brookie is the senior director of the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) based in Washington D.C.

The DFRLab is at the forefront of open-source research with a focus on governance, technology, security, social media, and where each intersect. By publishing what it can prove, or disprove, in real-time, the DFRLab is creating a new model of research and education adapted for impact.

Prior to joining the DFRLab, Brookie served in various positions at the White House and National Security Council. His most recent role was as an adviser for strategic communications with a focus on digital strategy, audience engagement, and coordinating a cohesive record of former US President Barack Obama’s national security and foreign policy. Previously he served as the adviser to the assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism (APHSCT), the president’s top aide for cybersecurity, counterterrorism, intelligence, and homeland security issues. He also worked in the East Asia, Middle East, and North Africa directorates at the National Security Council.

Brookie graduated cum laude with degrees from American University in Washington, DC. He also completed the London School of Economics’ general course. 

February 2021

Weaponized: How rumors about COVID-19’s origins led to a narrative arms race

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

A joint research project from the Digital Forensic Research Lab and the Associate Press on information environments during the first six months of COVID-19.
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June 2019

Operation Secondary Infektion

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

A Russian-based information operation used fake accounts, forged documents, and dozens of online platforms to spread stories.
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September 2018

Breaking Ghouta

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

This report offers a record of serial violations of international norms and a basis for holding the perpetrators accountable for their atrocities.
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