The notion that artificial intelligence will benefit autocracies at the expense of democracies, that unencumbered by ethics, autocrats will crush dissent with automated surveillance systems, is too fatalistic, say Ben… Read more »
Beijing has for years been chipping away at the pillars of the U.S.-led global order—subverting its foundational institutions, international norms, and liberal ideals—but Chinese President Xi Jinping had not offered… Read more »
The strategic consequences of the war in Ukraine are more complex and ambiguous than a polarized conflict pitting democracy against autocracy, argues Ali Wyne, a senior analyst at Eurasia Group… Read more »
The Ukraine invasion could embolden authoritarian regimes, including Iran, says philosopher and filmmaker Bernard-Henri Levy. “They are strongly allied with Putin and Russia. Iran belongs today to an alliance, a… Read more »
Despite 16 years of democratic recession, the transatlantic axis remains the “backbone of the Free World,” according to a leading democracy advocate. Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine has shattered the… Read more »
Just as with doctors’ medical practice, purveyors of new technologies should commit to a ‘do no harm’ code of ethics, USAID Administrator Samantha Power said in a keynote speech today…. Read more »
A full-scale Ukrainian military defeat of Russia, including the retaking of Crimea, verges on fantasy and it would be far too optimistic to base either Ukrainian or Western strategy on… Read more »
Disinformation affects democratic systems by lowering the deliberative quality of society which in turn accelerates citizens’ alienation from democracy, say analysts Christoph Deppe and Gary S. Schaal. Press coverage of the poisoning… Read more »
The United States has long served as a place of refuge for those fleeing repressive governments. But as authoritarianism creeps across the world and social media grants dissidents a border-crossing… Read more »
The Ukrainian people’s resistance to Russia’s invasion has stirred the unity of the democratic world and showed “that freedom must be fought for,” Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the World Economic… Read more »