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On the first day of the #SummitForDemocracy, @ThinkDemocracy is releasing a series of documents characterizing key challenges to democracy and suggestions for response. ned.org/defining-globa…
Collaborative, cross-border influence operations by authoritarian regimes like China, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela aim to prevent democracy where it does not yet exist and weaken it where it does. Read more on authoritarian influence here: ned.org/wp-content/upl…
Kleptocratic networks thrive in unfree contexts—and are often enabled by democracies. Dismantling #transnationalkleptocracy requires the development of international activist networks and resources to defend journalists who expose corruption. Read more: ned.org/wp-content/upl…
Digital media has allowed authoritarians to target the #informationspace, quash criticism, and sow misleading or manifestly false narratives. Democracy’s defenders must recognize the strategies autocrats employ to inform their response. Read more here: ned.org/wp-content/upl…
Cutting-edge technologies may be used to deepen state surveillance, tighten control over the internet, and legitimize digital repression. Responding to this challenge will require leveraging technology for democracy. Read more here: ned.org/wp-content/upl…
Want an overview of the challenges laid out in each paper? Check out the introductory document: ned.org/wp-content/upl…
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