February 22, 2023

Shielding Democracy: Civil Society Adaptations to Kremlin Disinformation...

In a new report for the International Forum for Democratic Studies, the Forum’s Adam Fivenson, Detector Media’s Galyna Petrenko, and European Values for Security Policy’s Veronika Víchová and Andrej...

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January 17, 2023

Kleptocratic Adaptation: Anticipating the Next Stage in the Battle Against...

In a new International Forum report, Jodi Vittori and Matthew Page argue that kleptocracy must figure more prominently in democracies’ foreign and domestic policymaking strategies. 

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December 15, 2022

Smart Cities and Democratic Vulnerabilities

Smart Cities and Democratic Vulnerabilities highlights three essays that survey the dangers smart cities present to democracy, explaining the importance of embedding smart city projects in participatory processes...

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June 07, 2022

The Global Struggle Over AI Surveillance: Emerging Trends and Democratic...

This report explores the challenge of safeguarding democratic principles and processes as AI technologies enable governments to collect, process, and integrate unprecedented quantities of data about the online...

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May 04, 2022

Lessons Learned from the Biens Mal Acquis Trials in France: An International...

An International Forum working paper on transnational kleptocracy and lessons learned from the Biens Mal Acquis trials in France, written by Tutu Alicante—now available in French, Spanish, and Portuguese.

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March 02, 2022

An Offshore Cold War: Forging a Democratic Alliance to Combat Transnational...

A working paper from the International Forum, authored by Oliver Bullough, urges democracies to develop a unified response to the challenge of transnational kleptocracy by focusing on shared fundamental values,...

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May 25, 2021

Reputation Laundering in the University Sector of Open Societies: An International...

An International Forum working paper on reputation laundering by kleptocrats in the university sector of open societies.

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May 03, 2019

Foreign Authoritarian Influence in the Western Balkans: An International...

An International Forum working paper on foreign authoritarian influence from China, Russia, Turkey, and the Gulf States in the Western Balkans media sphere, written by Kurt Bassuener.

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