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The Myth of Russian Decline: Why Moscow Will Be a Persistent Power
Commentary
Rather than viewing Russia as a declining power, U.S. leaders should see it as a persistent one—and have a frank conversation about the country’s true capabilities and vulnera...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Michael Kofman
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How Personalist Politics is Changing Democracies
Commentary
This rapid increase is alarming: Personalist rule brings with it a host of negative outcomes compared to other types of authoritarian systems....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Carisa Nietsche, Erica Frantz & Joseph Wright
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The Stakes are High
Underneath the veneer of goodwill remain persistent European concerns about the reliability of the United States as a partner, threatening to weaken transatlantic cooperation....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Carisa Nietsche
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
China and Russia’s Dangerous ConvergenceAny effort to address either Russia’s or China’s destabilizing behavior must now account for the two countries’ deepening partnership....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & David Shullman
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All Politics Is Personalized
Commentary
Leaders are amassing more power relative to their political parties so politics more strongly reflects the leader’s preferences rather than being a bargaining process among mu...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Erica Frantz & Joseph Wright
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Mendacious MixtureThe COVID-19 pandemic has shined a light on a new challenge to the information ecosystem: the increasing convergence of Russian and Chinese information operations....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Commentary
Defense / Transatlantic Security
Enlisting NATO to Address the China ChallengeMoving forward, the DoD should enlist NATO in efforts to address the China challenge....
By Carisa Nietsche, Jim Townsend & Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Commentary
Defense / Transatlantic Security
Addressing Deepening Russia-China RelationsRussia-China cooperation increases the challenge that each country poses to the United States....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Jeffrey Edmonds
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Navigating Sino-Russian Defense CooperationCooperation between China and Russia has grown. The alignment of their interests and convergence of their efforts is amplifying the challenge they pose to the United States....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, David Shullman & Dan McCormick
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Converging Chinese and Russian Disinformation Compounds Threat to DemocracyIn recent weeks the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) propaganda and disinformation blitz around COVID-19 has drawn increasing attention, and with good reason. In addition to pr...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & David Shullman
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A Strongman Brand Others Can Emulate
Commentary
For the past 20 years, Putin has been driven principally by his desire to maintain power. To this end, he has weakened the state, eliminated competition, and personalized Russ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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The Coronavirus Is Exposing Populists’ Hollow Politics
Commentary
At first, the spread of the coronavirus seemed like a boon for Europe’s populists. In Italy, Matteo Salvini, the leader of the far-right League party, used COVID-19 to advance...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Carisa Nietsche
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Digital Repression in Autocracies
Commentary
Repression is a hallmark feature of authoritarian rule. It raises the costs of disloyalty and makes it more difficult for groups to mobilize against the regime (Wintrobe, 1998...
By Erica Frantz, Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Joseph Wright
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Commentary
Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Digital Authoritarianism: Finding Our Way out of the DarknessFrom Chinese government surveillance in Hong Kong and Xinjiang to Russia’s sovereign internet law and concerns about foreign operatives hacking the 2020 elections, digital tec...
By Naazneen Barma, Brent Durbin & Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Commentary
Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The Digital DictatorsRapid technological change will likely produce a cat-and-mouse dynamic as citizens and governments race to gain the upper hand....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Erica Frantz & Joseph Wright
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Putin Is Following the Game Plan of Other Autocrats Before Him
Commentary
All of the sudden, the transition of power in Russia has begun. In his annual state of the nation speech on Jan. 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin surprised many by proposi...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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NATO Is Struggling Under Trans-Atlantic Tensions
Commentary
NATO leaders gathered in London this week for a brief summit marking the alliance’s 70th anniversary. The trans-Atlantic community looked on with trepidation—not because there...
By Jim Townsend & Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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The U.S. or China? Europe Needs to Pick a Side
Commentary
Amid ten consecutive weeks of protest in Hong Kong, Beijing is looking to a seemingly unlikely place for support: Europe. In recent days, Chinese ambassadors across the contin...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Rachel Rizzo
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How to Address the Greater Russia-China Alignment
Commentary
The world’s leaders will gather this week for the G20 Summit in Japan. All eyes will be on President Donald Trump’s highly anticipated meetings with Chinese president Xi Jinpi...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & David Shullman
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Why the fragmentation of European politics could bode poorly for democracy
Commentary
After last week’s elections, the European Parliament is more fragmented than ever — growing discontent with the mainstream meant that centrist and mainstream parties took a be...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Erica Frantz & Joseph Wright
