United Nations
December 22, 2015
Framing the Agenda: China’s Use of International Fora to Promote ‘Internet Sovereignty’
Last week in Wuzhen, China, Chinese President Xi Jinping during his opening keynote remarks made clear the theme of China’s second World Internet Conference, “An Interconnected World Shared and Governed by...
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November 10, 2015
Assad’s Lifeline: The Authoritarian Stabilization Pact in Syria
Guest post by Steven Heydemann. The Syrian conflict has become a testing ground for techniques of authoritarian stabilization—the coordinated efforts of an interconnected network of authoritarian governments to prop up a...
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October 22, 2015
China’s “Deep Engagement” with North Korea
Guest post by Stephan Haggard. China and the broader international community share at least one strategic interest concerning North Korea: Beijing has repeatedly emphasized its desire for a denuclearized peninsula. Yet...
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September 15, 2015
Under Pressure: Space for Civil Society
September 15 is the United Nations International Day of Democracy. This year’s theme highlighting “Space for Civil Society” raises the profile of human rights defenders and democracy activists at a...
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