Krystyna Sikora
Research Analyst, Alliance for Securing DemocracyEnglish
Polish
Krystyna (Krysia) Sikora is a research analyst for the Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD) at GMF. She supports research on election integrity and information manipulation. Her writing has been published in the EU Observer, Euractiv, and the Fulcrum. Prior to joining ASD, she played professional soccer in Poland for two years.
Sikora holds a master’s degree in Eurasian, Russian, and East European studies from Georgetown University. Her studies there centered on right-wing populism, disinformation, and democratic decline in Central and Eastern Europe, with a focus on Poland. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a certificate in policy journalism and media studies from Duke University.
Featured Work
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February 12, 2025
This report outlines an example of a foreign information operation targeting each of the 50 US states and the District of Columbia....
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November 1, 2024
Americans vote in this year’s consequential presidential election in an environment marked by growing threats, including the weaponization of...
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November 28, 2023
Since coming to power in 2015, Poland’s Law and Justice (PiS) party has eroded media freedom and pluralism, taking over public media and hindering...
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October 22, 2023
Poland’s recent election results mark a likely return of liberal democratic norms in the country and more constructive cooperation with the EU,...
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April 25, 2023