Austin Akers

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Austin Akers is a long-term election observer, international affairs consultant, and former Press Secretary at the International Republican Institute.

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If Democracy Falls, It Won’t Be at the Ballot Box—It’ll Be from the Information War

Authors: Austin Akers, Brent Jensen, and Alison Schafer* Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” Former President Ronald Reagan’s warning was not...

From Georgia with Malice: Russia’s Blueprint for State Capture

Georgia’s 2024 parliamentary elections offered a front-row seat to the erosion of democratic values. As a long-term election observer for the International Republican Institute...

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Today's Numbers $126.4bn (China's record H1 2026 Belt and Road...

Xi to Press Trump to Halt Taiwan Arms Sales in 1982 Agreement Push

China's President Xi Jinping is expected to urge US...

Iran-US Talks May Resume as Trump and Pezeshkian Head to UN

On Tuesday, Iran and the United States signaled the...

Can Iran Reopen the Strait of Hormuz Through Diplomacy?

Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz...
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