China’s ideological challenge against liberal democracy seems orders of magnitude more effective than anything Soviet propaganda of the Cold War era could hope to achieve. As the U.S. sinks ever-deeper into… Read more »
As ‘fake news’ and disinformation campaigns continue to impact societies and politics, a new report from the Forum on Information and Democracy offers 250 recommendations for social media platforms and governments… Read more »
It is during a moment of democratic regression that opportunities for renewal and resilience become both evident and imperative. Around the world, COVID-19 has tested democracies and accelerated trends toward… Read more »
Ruling parties within established democracies such as Hungary, India, Poland and Turkey are becoming markedly more illiberal, according to a new international study. The median governing party is becoming more… Read more »
Beijing’s influence operations provide conclusive evidence that the United States faces a struggle with two “revisionist” powers, Russia and China, former National Security Adviser HR McMaster argues in his new… Read more »
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 »
Authoritarian nation-states are using elements of their intelligence and military establishments, via cyber and disinformation operations, to interfere in democracies’ elections, notes Scott Bates, a former Senior Policy Advisor for… Read more »
Battles of Influence: Deliberate Disinformation and Global Health Security https://t.co/MZDgt21A2A — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) August 24, 2020 In the twenty-first century, it is truer than ever that competitions and… Read more »
Read this from @institutegc https://t.co/4PiTp0aDri — Democracy Digest (@demdigest) August 17, 2020 While Covid-19 may hurt the populists who have downplayed it, it is unlikely to kill populism, according… Read more »
There are five main challenges for democracies after coronavirus, analysts Célia Belin and Giovanna De Maio write in a new Brookings analysis: protecting the safety and integrity of elections, finding the right… Read more »