Eleven months ago, President Joe Biden came to Poland to denounce a war he’d hoped to avoid. On Tuesday, he returned having fully embraced the mantle of wartime leader, boasting… Read more »
Chinese state-aligned actors are using AI-generated deepfakes in first-of-their-kind propaganda videos, according to a report from U.S.-based research firm Graphika. The fake anchors — for a fictitious news outlet called… Read more »
The result of the war in Ukraine will shape the perceived efficacy of autocracy and democracy, one observer suggests. Is the world witnessing a revisionist moment? the Munich Security Report… Read more »
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that his country has intercepted plans by Russian secret services to destroy Moldova, AP reports. Speaking to European Union leaders in Brussels, Zelenskyy said… Read more »
The weakening of Israel as a bastion of democracy in the Middle East is not in the interests of the western world, and could possibly become a danger to the… Read more »
After Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, kleptocrats are increasingly weaponizing corrupt networks, relying on opaque shell companies, and turning to professional enabling services to allow them to continue their theft,… Read more »
Leaked internal Russian government polling recently indicated that as few as one in four Russians may be in favor of the war in Ukraine, says Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor of Government at the… Read more »
“China has built a giant influence and information apparatus,” Joshua Kurlantzick writes in his new book, Beijing’s Global Media Offensive: China’s Uneven Campaign to Influence Asia and the World. While… Read more »
The United States and its global partners should double down in 2023 to shape the contest unfolding between democrats and despots that will define the post-Cold War order, according to… Read more »
As G20 leaders arrive in Bali for the summit, Transparency International has been blocked from displaying a billboard with a simple message: “G20, #StopKleptocrats”. The G20 has largely ignored kleptocracy… Read more »