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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Russia’s Africa Playbook: From Soft Power to Forced Conscription

As we follow Moscow's changing ties to Africa, where...

Well-Reasoned Scenarios: Israel, Iran and Nuclear War

“Then fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows...

Surrounded by Enemies: Myanmar’s Diplomacy Faces the ICJ Challenge

The ongoing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine region has deep...

The Trilateral Shift

On 15 January 2026, the Pakistani defense production minister...
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