A coordinated foreign influence campaign linked to the Chinese government is using social media to undermine confidence in Australia’s democratic system, according to researchers at Canberra defence thinktank. The network… Read more »
Democracies’ support for Ukraine is not only in line with their fundamental values, but also in their strategic interest, a leading analyst suggests. “Americans continually struggle to reconcile contradictory interpretations… Read more »
In a recent speech at Ditchley Park (above), former British Prime Minister Tony Blair recently described the current moment as a global inflection point, akin to the early post-World War… Read more »
The European Union shouldn’t be building strategic, critical dependency on authoritarian regimes such as China, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Friday. Marin spoke as she arrived for the second… Read more »
To prevail in the unfolding ideological war with China that now stretches before them will require a radical reembrace of liberal-democratic principles by the West’s leaders, says a leading commentator. … Read more »
Ukraine‘s resistance reminds us that democracy is about human risk and human principles, and a Ukrainian victory would give democracy a fresh wind, argues Timothy D. Snyder, Richard C. Levin… Read more »
The advanced democracies are inaugurating a tougher approach toward Chinese inbound investment and generally adopting more hawkish foreign policies toward Beijing’s sharp power, says a leading analyst. They are responding… Read more »
The war in Ukraine has now reached an inflection point, according to a prominent observer. The United States must decide whether it will help Ukraine approach the negotiating table with… Read more »
China’s ruling Communist Party has developed a new artificial intelligence tool that allows authorities to monitor party members’ loyalty to the regime, reports suggest. China’s Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center… Read more »
An aggressive new generation of diplomatic “wolf warriors” is set to advance Xi Jinping’s mission to mobilize developing countries to defend Beijing from Western criticism and advance China’s authoritarian influence… Read more »