Not only the dragon: Understanding Southeast Asia’s complex security landscape
It is a cliché to identify China as Southeast Asia’s primary security concern. But it is understandable given the media’s focus on the overlapping...
Dismantling the Disinformation Business of Chinese Influence Operations
In recent years, much attention has been drawn to the potential for social media manipulation to disrupt democratic societies. The U.S. Intelligence Community’s 2023...
Kazakhstan: Fake news on “NATO facility” fans rage of Russian chauvinists
Prominent Russian media outlets chose Kazakhstan’s holiday of national sovereignty to widely disseminate a false news item about the opening of a supposed NATO...
How close Armenia and Azerbaijan to a lasting peace?
Moscow, Tehran, and the West are eager for Armenia and Azerbaijan to find a lasting peace. But Ankara and Baku still want a land-bridge...
Is Russia now a criminocracy?
Vladimir Putin’s Russia has previously been characterised as a “hybrid regime” that combines both autocratic and democratic elements. Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski and Viktoria Kaina...
Al-Qaida/Taliban-Linked Media Campaign Frames Islamic State Khurasan as Foreign, Tajik Group
Ever since the Taliban seized power in Kabul two years ago, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has had a fractious relationship with its immediate...
Prabowo Maintains Narrow Lead in Indonesian Presidential Polls
Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto maintains a narrow lead over his two rivals as campaigning for the country’s February election begins to heat up,...
‘Egg Protest’ Revenge? Tajikistan Cuts Electricity to Family Homes of Exiled Activists
Tajikistan’s authoritarian government has been accused of using electricity as leverage against its political opponents after officials allegedly cut off power to the family...
Ukrainians fear becoming hostage to US political paralysis
The unprecedented removal of Kevin McCarthy as House speaker has thrust US politics into uncharted territory, while also sparking alarm across the Atlantic in...
Political turbulence limits Latin America’s economic prospects
Latin America has surprised economic analysts for the better this year. In recent weeks, multilateral organizations such as the International Monetary Fund and the...