FREE REPORT Surveillance, Control and Disinformation Technology The Editors Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 New technologies are helping authoritarian governments entrench their power and target their critics. They are also amplifying the spread of disinformation by Russia and others, and leading to cleavages within the tech industry in countries like China. Yet many democracies are also turning to these same technologies to boost law enforcement and surveillance in troubling ways. This WPR report provides a comprehensive look at how these state-of-the-art tools are being harnessed by different governments around the world.
FREE REPORT Resilience In the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic The Editors Friday, May 1, 2020 Our world has been transformed by what has become a terrifying pandemic. Governments around the globe are taking unprecedented steps to restrict movement and limit social contact among their populations to contain the virus’s spread. Growing numbers of the world’s inhabitants are now living in either voluntary or imposed isolation, or preparing to. The articles collected here look at what governments, other global actors and individuals must do to survive the crisis and navigate the new world beyond it.
FREE REPORT Iran Sanctions: The View From Iran The Editors Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 Though President Donald Trump appears to have backed away from further military conflict with Iran, the U.S. is attempting to reimpose Iran sanctions, and the Middle East remains on edge. Amid fears of conflict, what is really driving Iran’s behavior? What impact has the U.S. exit from the nuclear deal had in Iran? How has it changed the Iranian regime’s foreign policy calculations? And how have Iranian citizens reacted to Trump’s campaign of “maximum pressure” and more sanctions? This WPR report provides an essential view of events from Iran.
Free Report African Insurgencies In Nigeria, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Mali, Chad, Mozambique and Somalia The Editors Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019
FREE REPORT The European Refugee Crisis: Current Policy Failures and Potential Solutions The Editors Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018
Free Report African Insurgencies In Nigeria, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Mali, Chad, Mozambique and Somalia The Editors Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019
FREE REPORT The European Refugee Crisis: Current Policy Failures and Potential Solutions The Editors Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018