Day: October 21, 2025 - Power 3.0: Understanding Modern Authoritarian Influence

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October 21st, 2025

Authoritarian Influence

New Index Takes the Pulse of China’s Growing and Dynamic Foreign Influence

Posted on October 21, 2025

By Sarah Cook In just the past month, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) added to its long …

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