Making Hong Kong China
Imagine you live in a freewheeling city like New York or London—one of the world’s leading financial, educational, and cultural centers. Then imagine that one of the most infamous… Read more »
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How democracies can reclaim power
…..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 »
China Deep Dive: Western democracies ‘blind’ to Beijing’s global ambition
Western policy-makers’ belief in democratic inevitability “blinded observers to the Chinese Communist Party’s overriding objective of retaining and growing its power,” according to a new analysis. “The mass internment of… Read more »
China’s new authoritarian ideology: Panopticon is already here?
Technological leadership from democracies has “never been more imperative…if we want to make sure that Western values are baked into the technologies of the future,” @USCTO tells @andersen https://t.co/tMALrRwGo3 —… Read more »
A pandemic turning point for democracy & open government?
When it comes to pandemics, politics cannot be wished away, say analysts Sara E Davies and Clare Wenham. Even the most democratic country can stumble over political ideologies and nationalism… Read more »
Populism, pandemic & performance threaten liberal democracies
Nationalist populist movements, fueled by resentment against ruling elites, typically attack the norms and procedures of liberal democracy, viewing them as rigged, corrupted, or under the control of nefarious… Read more »
Democracy ‘devouring itself’ in coronavirus fallout?
The European Union cannot credibly support democratic change and engagement with civil society abroad while those values suffer at home, notes Carnegie analyst Rosa Balfour. The end of representative and… Read more »
Belarus: what’s Russia’s next move?
Belarus’ Fight for a Democratic Future – Center for American Progress https://t.co/ZyTGA9mozB — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) September 3, 2020 The gravity of the situation in Belarus has led many… Read more »
How long-term pandemic fallout could erode democracy
What will be COVID-19’s longer-term impact on democracy? Recent research points to the causal pathways that can lead to democratic breakdown — as a result of the global economic fallout from the pandemic,… Read more »
China’s Grand Strategy: A ‘Carl Schmitt moment’?
New RAND research describes four possible scenarios for China in 2050: 🇨🇳 triumphant China 🇨🇳 ascendant China 🇨🇳 stagnant China 🇨🇳 imploding Chinahttps://t.co/98Tb97F1Tb — RAND Corporation (@RANDCorporation) August 3,… Read more »