The 764 Network: A Global Threat for Child Abuse and Radicalization
There is an urgent concern among researchers and law enforcement about a youth network engaged in the large-scale targeting, abuse,…
Geographical Coverage: USA
Why Is There Silence in Caracas?
The January 3, 2026, capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro by the United States marked a decisive moment in Venezuela’s recent…
When Aid Fades: Impacts and Pathways for the Global Democratic Ecosystem
In January 2025, the United States (US) administration initiated a sweeping overhaul of foreign aid, closed USAID, consolidating it into…
Trump Administration Purging LGBTQ+ People From Public Jobs and the Public Memory
Running in 2024, Donald Trump and JD Vance made attacking LGBTQ+ people a central feature of their campaign. The then-candidates…
Charlie Kirk’s Murder Sparks Calls for Civil War And Violent Retribution Against Political Opponents
The murder of Charlie Kirk on the Utah Valley University campus has ratcheted up political tension at home and abroad.…
1 in 5 Americans now regularly get news on TikTok, up sharply from 2020
A fifth of U.S. adults now regularly get news on TikTok, up from just 3% in 2020. In fact, during…
Election Audit Groups Spread Misinformation on Telegram
Since the 2020 US election, alleged election fraud issues has been the interest of conservative election audit groups.
Trump Administration Ruthlessly Guts Efforts Against Domestic Extremism
The Trump administration is dismantling U.S. efforts to counter domestic extremism, gutting grants, redirecting FEMA staff to ICE, and slashing…
Build, Buy, or Blend? Europe must make a defense decision for strategic autonomy.
European defense leaders are confronting a historic moment of change in their security environment. In the past, Europe has been…
Why Democracy Keeps Losing to Illiberalism—and How to Fight Back
In Donald Trump’s first six months of his second term, he has managed what figures like Hungary’s Viktor Orbán and…