Kleptocracy’s Corrosive Impact on Democracy: Launching the Countering Kleptocracy Newsletter
By Melissa Aten The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought the issue of transnational kleptocracy to the foreground …
Tag:
Russia
Sanctioning Pipelines and Oligarchs Is Not a Silver Bullet to Stop Putin’s War in Ukraine
By Kate Watters After Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Western governments moved swiftly to sanction many …
Lessons on Digital Authoritarianism from a Pro-Beijing Disinformation Network
By Marc Owen Jones Despite efforts by the EU and the U.S. governments to curtail Russian disinformation through …
In Latin America, Fact-Checking Organizations and Cross-Regional Collaborations Attempt to Counter Russia’s Disinformation
By Claudia Flores-Saviaga and Deyra Guerrero At the Ninth Summit of the Americas (June 6-10, 2022), U.S. Secretary …
“Big Brother” is Teaching: Historical Revisionism and Censorship as Tools of Sharp Power
By Ariane Gottlieb In his seminal work 1984, George Orwell stated, “who controls the past controls the future; …
On Thin Ice: How the World’s Companies Can Be Censored by Authoritarians
By Rachelle Faust The torch was lit, and a warning delivered: “Any behavior that is against the Olympic …