Big Question: How Are Cybercrime Laws Weaponized to Legalize Repression?
Edited by Maya Recanati and Beth Kerley Across the globe, autocrats are working to quash dissent online through a combination of domestic legal tools and digital surveillance. In particular, vaguely worded...
Borrowing Boats: How are Key Influencers in Latin America Amplifying CCP...
Edited by Nick Nunez and Kevin Sheives The International Forum for Democratic Studies asked four leading Latin American experts across civil society to consider the following question: Outside of the government...
Big Question: How Does Digital Privacy Matter for Democracy and its Advocates?
Edited by Maya Recanati and Beth Kerley Emerging technologies are creating new digital privacy risks that can undermine key democratic values and practices. For example, generative AI tools simultaneously increase...
The Big Question: How Has Beijing Suppressed and Influenced International...
Six experts consider how Beijing has sought to suppress and influence responses from the international community to its continued repression of Uyghurs in China and abroad.
The Big Question: How Can the International Community Expand Democratic...
Against the backdrop of Russia's war in Ukraine, we asked four experts what challenges lie ahead for maintaining and expanding democratic solidarity, and what action is needed to support the preservation of...
The Big Question: How Can Global Leaders and Civil Society Stem Authoritarian...
As policymakers and global health leaders gathered for the Global COVID-19 Summit, the International Forum for Democratic Studies asked four experts from different regions of the world to comment on trends...
The Big Question: What Does COVID-19 Reveal About Mis- and Disinformation...
Six leading experts share insights about disinformation and the broader information space amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Big Question: How Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect Transnational Kleptocracy?
Four leading experts share their views on how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect trends in transnational kleptocracy.
The Big Question: What is the Biggest Impediment to Democratic Governance...
The International Forum for Democratic Studies asked five leading experts their opinion on the single biggest challenge to good governance in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Big Question: What Is the Root Cause of Rising Illiberalism in Central...
The International Forum for Democratic Studies asked five leading experts about the root cause of illiberalism in Central and Eastern Europe.
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