The “realists” who want to pressure Ukraine to trade territory for peace are wrong to believe that doing so would work, according to Syracuse University’s Renée de Nevers and Brian… Read more »
Have all of the gains of democracy’s Third Wave been erased? The recent report from the Varieties of Democracy made a stir with some of its headline findings. Perhaps the most… Read more »
The private sector has a critical role to play in supporting a healthy information space, according to a new report released by the Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) at the… Read more »
Dictatorships and authoritarian regimes tend to trail more democratic and inclusive nations in fostering cutting-edge, innovative technologies. But artificial intelligence may prove an exception, at least in China, says David Yang,… Read more »
Dictators are known for their desire to stay in power. That is no different in the case of Nicaragua’s president Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, notes analyst Désirée… Read more »
Working with African partners will help identify and expose China’s disinformation and untoward influence in the subcontinent, the University of Notre Dame’s Joshua Eisenman writes in China’s Media Propaganda in… Read more »
Since 2014, Russia’s engagement with Africa has increased significantly in ways that threaten democracy on the continent, the National Democratic Institute reports. Developments in Africa and Russia’s embroilment in the… Read more »
Often considered a beacon of democracy in the post-Soviet space, Georgia faces a major turn toward authoritarianism, note Kornely Kakachia and Bidzina Lebanidze, director and senior analyst, respectively, at the Georgian Institute… Read more »
As legacy news outlets close due to government pressure, Venezuela’s independent news sites keep reporting despite legislation and internet blockages, analyst Gretel Kahn writes for Oxford University’s Reuters Institute: News… Read more »
The intensification of systemic competition is now the dominant geopolitical trend and main driver of the deteriorating global security environment, according to a new report. “[U]nless democracies … do more… Read more »