A Year of Disinformation: Russia and China’s Influence Campaigns During the War in Ukraine
This paper analyzes the state of Russia’s influence campaigns vis-à-vis the war to understand the failures, successes, limitations, and potential…
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Deepening the response to authoritarian information operations in Latin America
Authoritarian governments are escalating their efforts to manipulate the information ecosystem globally in order to undermine democratic institutions, advance their…
Joint Statement with Greenpeace Southeast Asia: Renewed calls for ASEAN to prioritize and protect citizens’ rights to clean air from transboundary haze
More cases of dangerous haze pollution have been observed in the last few weeks, particularly in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and…
31st Japanese-German Forum
The Japanese-German Forum was held in Berlin on November 15–17, marking the 31th anniversary of this dialogue, which was launched…
The Impact of Counterterrorism Measures in Myanmar
The Myanmar military has a history of viewing civil society as an adversary. The military sees it as a distraction…
Listening and Responding to Bangladesh’s Citizens During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This report summarizes findings from research designed to assess how and how effectively different levels of the Bangladesh government listened…
Kleptocratic cooperation in Africa: how Russia and China undermine democracy
Authoritarian actors play a crucial role in enabling kleptocracy across sub-Saharan Africa. In a new International Forum report, J.R. Mailey…
Community Health Workers as Rights Defenders: Exploring the Collective Identity of the Mitanins of Chhattisgarh, India
This Working Paper discusses the Mitanin program, a state-run community health worker program in Chhattisgarh state, India. It is based…
Global Health Multistakeholder Dialogue Recommendations to the G7 2024
The report itself includes recommendations for the 2024 G7 informed by the results of a multistakeholder survey on issue areas…
YWF Malaysia – Statement on the Israel/Palestine War
We are deeply concerned by the ongoing conflict between Palestine and Israel. Amirul Haikal, the Organizer of the YWF Malaysia…