Debate about immigration isn’t inherently a problem. Open, informed discussion is how democracies test their values, balance economic needs and manage social cohesion. But when that debate becomes a proxy for malign motivations and is …
Russia and China often work from the same playbook. This is clear in their reactions to domestic protests in places of interest, including Indonesia. Since late August, Indonesians have been protesting against police violence and …
In a rhetorical escalation, the Chinese Communist Party’s flagship newspaper compared Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to the Nazis, echoing Russia’s justification for its invasion of Ukraine. This is part of China’s broader pattern …
Deepfakes are no longer fringe curiosities. To combat this threat, Australia and its partners should fortify the infrastructure that supports democracy. In Britain this year, AI-generated deepfakes flooded social media. One showed former prime minister …
In a world increasingly shaped by digital influence and disillusionment with the Western-led global order, Captain Ibrahim Traore has emerged as an icon of anti-colonial resistance. He seized power in Burkina Faso through a military …




