August 26, 2020

Digital Dictators

The rise of digital technology initially ushered in a wave of optimism about the future of democracy. Today, however, a different reality has emerged as authoritarian regimes learned to take advantage of these tools for repressive goals. How does technology empower these regimes? Expert Andrea Kendall-Taylor explains the dangerous ways modern dictatorships have leveraged digital technologies to strengthen their hold on power both online and on the ground.

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Indo-Pacific Security

The Digital Dictators

Rapid technological change will likely produce a cat-and-mouse dynamic as citizens and governments race to gain the upper hand....

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What the executive branch and Congress can do to counter China’s expanding digital footprint across the developing world....

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The Autocrat’s New Tool Kit

Chinese authorities are now using the tools of big data to detect departures from “normal” behavior among Muslims in the country’s Xinjiang region—and then to identify each su...

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Rising to the China Challenge

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The strategies and tactics populist parties and leaders use also provide their own, direct threat to liberal democracy....

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