by Forum Staff | Sep 14, 2026 | Authoritarian Influence, China, Forum, Forum Publications, impunity, information operations, lawfare, News, Russia, Surveillance, transnational repression
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” In setting out the words of the First Amendment to the Constitution, America’s founders also laid a milestone in the…
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by Forum Staff | Jul 15, 2026 | Authoritarian Influence, China, Forum, Forum Publications, impunity, information operations, lawfare, News, Russia, Surveillance, transnational repression
Executive Summary A New, More Permissive Context for Authoritarian Influence at Scale / Kevin Sheives (NED) China’s Authoritarian Influence: Ambition and Scale Meet Open Doors and New Opportunities / Caroline Costello (Atlantic Council) & William Nee (NED) Losing Allies, but Doubling Down: Russian Authoritarian Influence after the Invasion of Ukraine / Alexander Cooley (Barnard College…
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