Final evaluation of the Strategic on Dialogue and Dissent
This is the final evaluation of a programme. NIMD was part of the Strategic for Dialogue and Dissent with the…
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A Full-Spectrum Response to Sharp Power. The Vulnerabilities and Strengths of Open Societies
This final report in the “Sharp Power and Democratic Resilience” series reviews the findings of eight papers that highlight serious…
Deals in the Dark: Russian Corrosive Capital in Latin America
This report analyzes Russian strategic corruption efforts relevant to two Latin American democracies—Argentina and Bolivia—which experience recurring governance challenges common…
Commanding Ideas: Think Tanks As Platforms For Authoritarian Influence
This report describes the ways in which authoritarian countries seek to use think tanks as instruments of sharp power, focusing…
China’s Global Media Footprint: Democratic Responses to Expanding Authoritarian Influence
This report describes the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) sharp power efforts to shape media content around the world. It also…
Double-Edged Sword: China’s Sharp Power Exploitation of Emerging Technologies
This report describes how the People’s Republic of China (PRC) leverages emerging technologies to undercut democracies’ stability and legitimacy while…
Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Norms: Meeting the Authoritarian Challenge
This report discusses how to establish democratically accountable rules and norms that harness the benefits of artificial intelligence-related technologies, without…
Global Democracy & Covid-19: Upgrading International Support
This report highlights how some governments are using the public health crisis to further curtail democratic activities and provides recommendations…
Firming up Democracy’s Soft Underbelly: Authoritarian Influence and Media Vulnerability
This report explores how the leading authoritarian regimes have exploited democratic norms and transformed the market for information into a…
A New Invisible Hand: Authoritarian Corrosive Capital and the Repurposing of Democracy
This report explores the issue of corrosive capital—or capital flows from authoritarian regimes that undermine democratic processes and institutions in…