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How autocracies attack democracy—and what can we do about it
Can autocracies out-communicate democracies? A new study from Malaysia shows how Russia and China are shaping public opinion through state media, influencer networks, and disinformation. What can Germany and Europe do about it?
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BRICS – A Challenge to the West?
BRICS is clearly a success story. But does it really pose a challenge to the old, Western-dominated world order? There are good reasons to doubt it. Among the new members of the BRICS club are...
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As a Blockade and a Global Hunger for Minerals devastated MYANMAR
By 2030, the EU must slash emissions by 55% while Germany targets 15 million EVs on its roads—up from just 2.3 million in 2023. That leap demands six times more rare earths and twelve times more lithium. But decades of processing those metals have left toxic, thorium‑laced waste seeping into soils and groundwater, poisoning farmlands, displacing herder communities, and threatening both ecosystems and human health. Is our climate solution sowing a poisoned harvest?
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America leads, China is catching up, Europe is falling behind
Control over AI chatbots means power. A new FNF study shows that Chinese apps are now widely used around the world. Europe is losing ground.
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China’s and Russia’s Overseas Campaigns
The apparent success of authoritarian regimes fuels doubts about democracy. Two studies conducted in democratic Malaysia show how China’s and Russia’s propaganda works.
