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China’s Authoritarian Challenge to International Human Rights Institutions: A Conversation with Sophie Richardson

March 29, 2024

China’s Authoritarian Challenge to International Human Rights Institutions: A Conversation with Sophie Richardson

In recent years, international institutions have become an increasingly critical arena of contestation between autocracies and democracies. China, in particular, has leveraged its participation in those institutions and relationships with autocratic...

Lessons from Ukraine: How AI Is Accelerating the Response to Authoritarian Information Manipulation

February 21, 2024

Lessons from Ukraine: How AI Is Accelerating the Response to Authoritarian Information Manipulation

February 2024 marks two years since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In the midst of this crisis, the world has learned much from Ukrainians about countering authoritarian information operations. The Forum highlighted Ukrainian civil society’s resilience in a 2023 report, “

“Telling China’s Story” in Africa: Beijing’s Unfolding Impact on African Media

December 19, 2023

“Telling China’s Story” in Africa: Beijing’s Unfolding Impact on African Media

By Emeka Umejei

Speaking before

Nepravda! Untrue! Kremlin Narratives and Social Media in Central Europe

November 21, 2023

Nepravda! Untrue! Kremlin Narratives and Social Media in Central Europe

By Logan Petkosek

Central Europe—given its proximity to Ukraine and membership in NATO—has been particularly vulnerable as a target for Russian information and propaganda operations in recent years. The Kremlin’s robust and

Amplification Among Allies: Russian and PRC Information Operations in Latin America

November 13, 2023

Amplification Among Allies: Russian and PRC Information Operations in Latin America

By Maria Isabel Puerta Riera

One year after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and not long after the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to

Authoritarian Influence

Taiwan on the Frontline of China’s Information Operations

Posted on September 12, 2023

By Ko Shu-ling I have been an English language reporter in Taiwan for over 20 years. Many changes …

Norms and Institutions Transnational Kleptocracy

After Wagner: Russia’s Export of Kleptocracy to Africa

Posted on September 5, 2023

by Melissa Aten and John K. Glenn The death of Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, following his bizarre and …

Authoritarian Influence Norms and Institutions

Defending Democratization: How The OSCE’s ODIHR Can Counteract Russian Authoritarian Influence

Posted on August 21, 2023

By Rick Fawn In September 2021, diplomats at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s (OSCE) headquarters …

Authoritarian Influence Norms and Institutions

Just Security Carries Exclusive on the Forum’s Report on Authoritarian Influence in Multilateral Organizations

Posted on July 11, 2023

Authoritarian states are on offense within the world’s multilateral institutions, and it is time for democracies to play …

a world map of China, 3d rendering

Norms and Institutions Podcast Episodes

Knowledge Gaps in Exposing China’s Authoritarian Influence: Cross-Regional Conversations with John Fitzgerald, Niva Yau, and TtCat

Posted on June 13, 2023

As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has become more authoritarian and closed to the world in recent …

Crowds of people in London's China Town area of Soho in the west end.

Culture and Education Trade and Investment

The Risks of Engagement with China’s Sister Cities

Posted on June 7, 2023

By Ariane Gottlieb and Justin Daniels “We are breaking all our political contacts with China due to the …

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