Protests in Lebanon, Algeria, and Sudan, the substantial boycott of Iran’s recent presidential “election”, new forms of activism, and multiple rounds of the Arab Barometer, confirm that people in the… Read more »
U.S. officials detected considerable interference by autocratic powers China, Russia and Iran during the 2020 electoral cycle, Newsweek reports: During the George Floyd demonstrations in June, DHS reported that Russia, China and Iran… Read more »
“There is no democracy. Democracy has been demolished,” exiled Nicaraguan journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro tells PBS’s Nick Schifrin (above). Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega easily locked in a fourth consecutive term… Read more »
China‘s President Xi Jinping is expected to push through an historical resolution at a key Communist Party gathering next week, cementing his authority and legacy and strengthening his case for… Read more »
The imposition of an internet shutdowns was among the first acts of Sudan’s military as it seized power in last week’s coup, Access Now reports. UN Special Rapporteur Clement Voule… Read more »
Disinformation presents a profound threat to democracy, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s told the Dutch Parliament today. “It’s not just conspiracy theorists and marginalized, angry people online,” he said. “It’s… Read more »
Today, many democracies are making messy efforts to build consensus around countering China and other countries identified with digital authoritarianism. The British-led D-10, for example, seeks alternatives to China’s telecommunications… Read more »
The most important question in geopolitics today might be, Will countries that break up or clamp down on their biggest technology firms also be able to seize the opportunities of… Read more »
At a time of sharpening strategic competition between the democracies and resurgent authoritarians, are the principal axes of democratic solidarity in need of repair? The specter of conflict is haunting… Read more »
Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov have won the Nobel Peace Prize for their fights to defend freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia. The Nobel committee called the… Read more »