Hybrid warfare: ‘squelching Internet freedom’
Russia has breathed new life into the concept of war by other means. Using an increasingly diverse array of tactics, conventional and otherwise, the country has deftly wielded its political… Read more »
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‘Dangerous limbo’ ahead of Kenya’s official election result
Kenya is facing a period of ‘dangerous limbo’ ahead of the official election result, observers suggest. Hackers broke into election commission computer systems and databases overnight, claims Kenya’s opposition… Read more »
‘Faking concern about fake news’: engaging Russia will ’empower Putin’
Should the West collaborate with Russia on cybersecurity issues, despite the Kremlin’s information warfare conducted against the liberal democracies? “To forgive and forget when it comes to Putin, regarding cyberattacks,… Read more »
Political bots – ‘propaganda powerhouse’ threatens democracy
Bots airing pro-Kremlin views have flooded the Russian-language portion of the social media platform Twitter, in what researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute’s Computational Propaganda Research Project say is an… Read more »
Russia’s test lab for cyberwar: social media ‘democratize propaganda’
In Russia’s shadow, the decades-old nightmare of hackers stopping the gears of modern society has become a reality in Ukraine, Andy Greenberg writes for Wired: And the blackouts weren’t just… Read more »
Post 9/11 wars not about promoting democracy, says Condoleezza Rice
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that U.S.-led interventions in the Middle East and Central Asia were not about spreading democracy, but about addressing regional security issues, Newsweek… Read more »
Advancing human rights – with data
The International Human Rights Funders Group and Foundation Center recently published Advancing Human Rights: Update on Global Foundation Grantmaking, a report analyzing the who, what, where, and how of human rights philanthropy, notes Merrill Sovner,… Read more »
Reforms needed for polarized Kenya to avoid poll violence
Kenya’s government has failed to put adequate measures in place to deal with a potential outbreak of violence around elections in August, according to a leading democracy assistance group. The… Read more »
West ‘ignoring Putin’s actions’ – must engage Russia’s democracy movements
The U.S. should remain engaged with Russia’s pro-democracy movement, says a leading opposition activist. It is important to maintain pressure on the Russian authorities and President Vladimir Putin and take… Read more »
Putin Generation finds its voice in anti-corruption protests
In Russia’s once-quiet provinces, young people took the lead in last weekend’s anti-corruption protests, AP reports. According to user data compiled from a social media page for people who said… Read more »