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The Trump administration leaves a legacy of confusion over cybersecurity issues with few positives.
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Dear America: The Rest of The World is WatchingNkasi Wodu is a lawyer, peacebuilding practitioner, and development expert based in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. On January 6, a large group of rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol building in an attempt t…
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How Can Corporate Leaders Do More to Defend Democracy?In the wake of the assault on the U.S. Capitol, corporate leaders have taken a strong stand for democratic institutions. How does this fit into trends of corporate activism, and what comes next?
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Transition 2021: What Can Biden Get Done?Each Friday, I look at what is happening in President-Elect Joe Biden’s transition to the White House. This week: Biden faces substantial obstacles in his bid to remake U.S. foreign policy after four years of America First.
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A Unique Military Force: The U.S. National GuardThe National Guard is a special part of the U.S. military that answers to both state governors and the president. In some instances, how leaders have used the Guard has generated controversy, particularly when responding to civil unrest.
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Cyber Week in Review: January 15, 2021Amazon, tech companies drop Parler; Treasury Department sanctions individuals in Russia-linked effort to influence U.S. election; Commerce Department issues rules to block telecom equipment from six countries; Trump administration blacklists nine additional Chinese companies; and Uganda blocks social media platforms ahead of general election.
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The World Should Not Look Away From Uganda's Undemocratic ElectionsOn January 14, Uganda will hold national elections, an exercise that is shaping up to be more of an opportunity for incumbent President Yoweri Museveni to demonstrate the repressive power of the stat…
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COVID-19 Batters Asia’s Already-Struggling DemocraciesOver the past fifteen years, democracy across Asia has regressed. Although the region still has strong democracies like South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, many other leading Asian democracies and countri…
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Authoritarianism, Social Media, the United States, and AfricaNolan Quinn contributed to this post. Twitter and other social media platforms have suspended or restricted President Donald J. Trump's access, mostly because of his and his followers’ use of them…
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How COVID-19 Is Harming State and City BudgetsThe coronavirus pandemic is placing enormous budget pressure on state and local governments, threatening deep and potentially lasting cuts to education, infrastructure, and other important investments.
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Donald Trump’s Costly LegacyHistory will judge the Trump presidency to have been a consequential one, but more for its destructive effects than for its achievements.
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From the Arab Spring to the American Winter: Cyberspace and Democracy After the InsurrectionJanuary 6, 2021 serves as the darkest moment of the democratic experience with the internet and digital technologies.
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COVID-19, Statistics, and AfricaWhen COVID-19 struck, public health experts predicted that it would be particularly devastating in sub-Saharan Africa. A UN agency estimated that, in the worst case scenario, 3.3 million Africans wou…
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Transition 2021: A Divisive and Damaging Presidency Nears Its EndEach Friday, I look at what is happening in President-Elect Joe Biden’s transition to the White House. This week: The mob that stormed the Capitol Building this week highlighted how Donald Trump’s presidency has left the United States worse off than when he started.
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Pro-Trump Mob Breaches U.S. Capitol, Georgia’s New Senators, and MoreAmericans face the fallout—at home and abroad—from violent pro-Trump riots that shook the U.S. Capitol and Democrats narrowly gain control of the Senate after runoff elections in Georgia.
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Domestic Terrorism Strikes U.S. Capitol, and DemocracyThe breaching of the U.S. Capitol and disruption of the presidential succession by a pro-Trump mob has inflicted lasting damage on the nation’s image as a bastion of democracy. The country should now dedicate itself to rebuilding civil discourse.