More: Propaganda
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...
Weaponized Justice: Patterns of Repression in Russia
The Kremlin’s manipulation of Russia’s criminal justice system stands as a cornerstone of its strategy to suppress dissent, consolidate power, and maintain authoritarian control....
The Perilous Role of Artificial Intelligence and Social Media in Mass Protests
In the digital age, mass protests across the globe have been significantly influenced by two powerful forces: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and social media. While...
The Power of Social Media in Elections: Lessons from Romania’s TikTok Case Study
The rise of AI-generated content has further complicated the situation of safeguarding the integrity of elections and prevent the manipulation of voters through misleading...
“Duelling Narratives”: The Cross-Strait Propaganda War Between Chinese and Taiwanese Media
“The issue of Taiwan is for the Chinese to solve, and for the Chinese to make decisions on.”~ Premier Xi Jinping at the 20th...
The secret US anti-vax scandal in Philippines is boiling
At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the US military launched a secret campaign to discredit China’s Sinovac inoculation in the Philippines and several...
The Influence Equation of Social Media
Social media serves as a powerful platform for connecting people and amplifying diverse voices across the globe. However, what was once a tool for...
Fake News and Propaganda
In an era where information flows at an unprecedented speed, the proliferation of fake news and propaganda has emerged as a critical challenge, demanding...
Digital Diplomacy and Conflict: The Israel-Palestine Social Media War
In a world where conflicts are often fought with hashtags as much as with bullets, the Israel-Palestine conflict exemplifies the immense power of social...
Covert wars
Gaza is not one but multiple wars.
Beyond the horrors of the kinetic war in the Strip, Israel, the Palestinians, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates,...