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Influence Operations During Elections in the Philippines and Beyond: A Conversation with Michael Navallo

September 26, 2024

Influence Operations During Elections in the Philippines and Beyond: A Conversation with Michael Navallo

With more than fifty national elections taking place during 2024, in countries that comprise more than half the world’s population, it has never been more critical to secure the integrity of the information space—and never more challenging. The Philippines has been reckoning...

Authoritarian Influence and Local Enablers in the Balkans: A Conversation with Donika Emini

August 19, 2024

Authoritarian Influence and Local Enablers in the Balkans: A Conversation with Donika Emini

In the Balkans, governing elites who benefit from partnerships with democratic states and participation in the E.U. integration process are, in some cases, simultaneously furthering the autocratic agendas of Russia and China to leverage geopolitics to their advantage. Donika...

Caught Between Two Giants: How Mongolia’s Democracy Can Counter Authoritarian Propaganda

June 25, 2024

Caught Between Two Giants: How Mongolia’s Democracy Can Counter Authoritarian Propaganda

By Batsugar Tsedendamba

In 2024, nearly...

Digital IDs and Coercion in China and Venezuela: A Conversation with Iria Puyosa and Valentin Weber

June 13, 2024

Digital IDs and Coercion in China and Venezuela: A Conversation with Iria Puyosa and Valentin Weber

Globally, democratic activists are confronting novel forms of digital repression pioneered by autocrats who increasingly share software, hardware, and knowledge across borders. Notably, the People’s Republic of China has developed a heavily coercive governance model which it...

Lessons Learned from Georgian Civil Society’s Response to a Repressive “Foreign Agents” Law: A Conversation with Tinatin Khidasheli

May 9, 2024

Lessons Learned from Georgian Civil Society’s Response to a Repressive “Foreign Agents” Law: A Conversation with Tinatin Khidasheli

Around the world, threats to freedom of expression and association are growing. One crucial example is found in Georgia, a struggling democracy with a population of just under four million people. Last year, the Georgian parliament withdrew proposed legislation targeting so-called...

Information Space Integrity Podcast Episodes

Lessons from Ukraine: How AI Is Accelerating the Response to Authoritarian Information Manipulation

Posted on February 21, 2024

February 2024 marks two years since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In the midst of …

Culture and Education Information Space Integrity

“Telling China’s Story” in Africa: Beijing’s Unfolding Impact on African Media

Posted on December 19, 2023

By Emeka Umejei Speaking before the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) National Propaganda and Ideology Committee in August 2013, …

Information Space Integrity Norms and Institutions

Nepravda! Untrue! Kremlin Narratives and Social Media in Central Europe

Posted on November 21, 2023

By Logan Petkosek Central Europe—given its proximity to Ukraine and membership in NATO—has been particularly vulnerable as a …

Information Space Integrity

Amplification Among Allies: Russian and PRC Information Operations in Latin America

Posted on November 13, 2023

By Maria Isabel Puerta Riera One year after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and not long after the …

Authoritarian Influence Podcast Episodes

Defending the Human Rights System from Authoritarian Assault: A Conversation with Rana Siu Inboden and Sophie Richardson

Posted on October 4, 2023

Authoritarian influence in multilateral institutions is growing rapidly and poses a serious threat to democratic and human rights …

Information Space Integrity

Taiwan on the Frontline of China’s Information Operations

Posted on September 12, 2023

By Ko Shu-ling I have been an English language reporter in Taiwan for over 20 years. Many changes …

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