‘Global Order in the Shadow of the Coronavirus’: How liberalism can survive
A new call for UK to do more to stand up for democracy around around the world. More should be done by all democracies in solidarity with those fighting… Read more »
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Can alliance of democracies counter China’s ‘bankrupt, totalitarian ideology’?
In his July 23 address at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared that 50 years of engaging China had failed, denounced Chinese leader Xi Jinping… Read more »
Autocrats employ pandemic memes in new tactics of information warfare
The COVID-19 pandemic is evidence that Russia and China have accelerated adoption of their age-old influence and disinformation tactics to the modern era. Previously, nations such as the Soviet Union… Read more »
‘The New Big Brother’: Internet’s future could be digital authoritarianism
China is using its technological rise to develop “digital authoritarianism” to conduct surveillance, control the internet and censor information not just within its borders, but around the world, a… Read more »
Combatting and defeating Chinese sharp power: A case study
Using Taiwan’s most recent elections as an example to elucidate the nature of Chinese propaganda and disinformation, a new report identifies China’s motives, tactics, and actors in its foreign information… Read more »
Prebunking: How to spot and stop COVID-19 disinformation
The bad news about disinformation? Research has shown it spreads faster than truth. Conspiracies fueled by misinformation can have potent, lasting impacts on individuals’ trust in science, and beliefs rooted in misinformation are often felt… Read more »
Internet platforms’ rights and responsibilities to protect democracy
Private-sector platforms should acknowledge and embrace their own free expression right to combat political disinformation and to protect democracy, argues Eileen Donahoe (left), executive director of the Global Digital Policy Incubator… Read more »
How to counter disinformation’s deadly fallout
Deepfakes, big data, and virtual reality—our working paper by @samuelwoolley @katie_joseff addresses how these emerging technologies may interact with the psychological factors that drive the demand for disinformation https://t.co/BzAyJs5VE4… Read more »
Advancing democratic values after the liberal international order
The question the U.S. is likely to face is not whether to restore the liberal international order. It is whether the US can work with an inner core of allies… Read more »
Disinformation sows doubt and confusion
Disinformation sows doubt and confusion in democratic systems, notes Moira Whelan, the National Democratic Institute’s Director of Technology and Democracy. That’s why NDI supports partners’ efforts to create tools to… Read more »