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....
Indo-Pacific Security
Why the United States Needs a Digital Development Fund
What the executive branch and Congress can do to counter China’s expanding digital footprint across the developing world....
Indo-Pacific Security
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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Dangerous Synergies
There is growing evidence that Beijing and Moscow are learning from each other and enhancing their coordination, leading to a growing convergence in their digital influence ef...
Transatlantic Security
Combating Populism
The strategies and tactics populist parties and leaders use also provide their own, direct threat to liberal democracy....
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