Supposing that the world order can be placed somewhere in the spectrum between constitutionalized and authoritarian, China’s narrative power-play during the Covid outbreak might have moved the post-pandemic order closer… Read more »
Excessive use of emergency powers and limitations of media freedoms have raised concerns that Covid-19 is infecting democracy itself, a new analysis observes. How do government responses to Covid-19 violate… Read more »
…..well, digitally, at least. A global democratic alliance should set norms, rules, and guidelines for technology companies and agree protocols for cross-border digital activities including election interference, cyberwar, and online… Read more »
How can the West combat disinformation without curbing its own free speech? This was one of the questions raised in this week’s CEPA forum on Resilience in the Face of Authoritarianism…. Read more »
Iran’s attempts to interfere in democratic institutions and processes have been on the rise, says a new report. The Islamic Republic’s tools and tactics resemble those employed by both Russia… Read more »
The contours of a new U.S.-China “tech cold war” have become clear, but who, if anyone, will benefit from this competition remains an open question, notes Adam Segal, Director of… Read more »
A Grand Strategy of Resilience https://t.co/u22BnZnz7L via @ForeignAffairs — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) September 14, 2020 To build a foundation of domestic strength is not to withdraw from the world—far… Read more »
The personal details of millions of people around the world have been swept up in a database compiled by a Chinese tech company with reported links to the country’s military… Read more »
For @NewYorker, I surveyed the world of Russian trolls, disinfo, and active measures: such threats exist, but to “exaggerate their prevalence and potency” risks providing “an overly convenient explanation… Read more »
Has the democratic promise of technology been irretrievably lost? The short answer: not yet. But the new era is marked by struggles on multiple fronts. https://t.co/aXOrILbJwU via @CarnegieEndow — Democracy… Read more »