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Thomas Carothers says that using free speech to justify U.S. interference in European affairs is the international extension of the U.S. partisan divide. Read his full comment (and more) 👇👇
🆕Some democracy advocates worry that talking about gender risks polarization or infighting. But ignoring these issues brings other risks, write Saskia Brechenmacher, Laura Livingston and Miriam Juan-Torres Gonzalez. Their ideas for funders/practitioners👇
🆕Beijing’s new AI strategy pairs material power with normative ambition. Arindrajit Basu writes that China is using infrastructure exports, capacity-building, and UN diplomacy to advance its vision of AI governance. But will China win the Global South?⤵️
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India has not reapportioned Lok Sabha seats since 1971. Since then, its population has grown by nearly 1 billion.
@milanv.bsky.social, Louise Tillin and Andy Robaina explain the political consequences, ongoing debates, and potential paths forward @carnegieendowment.org ⤵️
🆕 How do you defeat autocrats who cheat in elections? In Hungary, thousands of civic volunteers fought back against vote buying, proving grassroots action can protect democratic integrity.
@hannafolsz.bsky.social writes about the 2 lessons for
@carnegieendowment.org 👇👇
The economic aftershocks of the Iran war could profoundly alter Africa’s democratic trajectory, Frances Brown argues in
@justsecurity.org, fueling protests, shaping elections, and testing which regimes respond best.👇
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The U.S. designated two Brazilian gangs as terrorist organizations. There will be 4 major effects, according to @oliverstuenkel.bsky.social:
1. hinder cooperation on crime
2. help the far right
3. undermine sovereignty
4. harm Brazil's economy
Read @foreignpolicy.com
Last month, Zambia canceled at the last minute the world’s largest digital rights conference. The stated reason was pressure from China. But Jane Munga and @stevefeldstein.bsky.social argue there was another reason: Zambian democratic decline.
Read @justsecurity.org 👇
By Saskia Brechenmacher, Laura Livingston, and Miriam Juan-Torres Gonzalez
Beijing’s AI diplomacy is pivoting from infrastructure and associated technical standards toward a more comprehensive effort aimed at recrafting global norms and institutions of AI governance.
An innovative grassroots civic initiative helped defend the integrity of Hungary’s recent elections, with significant impact on the results and positive lessons for other contexts of democratic backsl...
Economic fallout from the Iran war will have a major impact on African citizens and the prospects for democracy on the continent.
www.justsecurity.org
#Zambia’s cancellation of the RightsCon #DigitalRights summit is an indication not only of #China’s influence, but also of the #DemocraticBacksliding under Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema, write Jane Munga and Steve Feldstein @stevefeldstein.bsky.social):
As the US-Israel war with #Iran exacts a global toll, the economic blow to #Africa from upended energy markets and fertilizer supply is reshaping the trajectory of #democracy on the continent, too, writes Frances Z. Brown.
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#IranWar #Kenya #Nigeria #Zambia
Zambia’s cancellation of the RightsCon summit is an indication not only of China’s influence, but also the country's own democratic erosion.
❔ | #TTP: Are Western Democracies Failing Free Speech?
The battle over freedom of expression has taken center stage.
From travel bans to social media regulation, is free speech being weaponized?
We asked six experts for their takes ⤵️
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The battle over free speech has taken center stage since U.S. Vice President JD Vance accused Europe of censorship. From travel bans to social media regulation, especially around the Israel-Palestine ...
