Tom Burgis’s new book, “Kleptopia: How Dirty Money Is Conquering the World,” provides a magisterial account of the money and violence behind the world’s most powerful dictatorships, says Jennifer Taub, a… Read more »
Authoritarian nation-states are using elements of their intelligence and military establishments, via cyber and disinformation operations, to interfere in democracies’ elections, notes Scott Bates, a former Senior Policy Advisor for… Read more »
#Lebanon civil society faces far stiffer opposition today than anything the embattled Syrians could mount in 2005, notes Shlomo Ben-Ami @ProSyn https://t.co/JEgTq79GFQ — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) August 11, 2020… Read more »
Vitaliy Shabunin, the head of Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC), reported the attack after his family home was set on fire on Wednesday evening. While the investigation is ongoing, witnesses… Read more »
CSIS, in partnership with @NEDemocracy and @SunnylandsNews, outlined 10 points to advance democratic governance in the Indo-Pacific. Read the statement of principles here: https://t.co/Ws4mo8F81H — CSIS (@CSIS) July 14,… Read more »
The ultimate, most severe threats to a free press come from governments, which, to justify their actions, have seized opportunistically on causes ranging from requiring platforms to moderate posts to… Read more »
While a recent global initiative cautioned that autocrats are exploiting the pandemic to erode democratic values and institutions, COVID-19 may yet allow the “re-imagining and strengthening of democracy” through innovative… Read more »
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is facing one of the worst coronavirus epidemics in the world, an ongoing corruption investigation, and a procession of ministers deserting his cabinet. To top… Read more »
The outbreak of Covid-19 and subsequent pandemic has led to an alarming uptick in authoritarian behavior by governments across the globe, who are using the crisis to silence critics, an open letter signed by… Read more »
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has criticized China for creating “disinformation” during the coronavirus pandemic, saying it “will cost lives,” Bloomberg reports. “It is troubling that some countries are… Read more »