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October 23, 2023

Cybersecurity
The Importance of the Internet Governance Forum

The UN has put its weight behind the multilateral Global Digital Compact as a new process to govern the internet. However, the world would be far better off supporting the long-running, multistakehol…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivers a speech during the opening session of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France.

February 24, 2022

Kazakhstan
The Consequences of Internet Shutdowns in Kazakhstan

Despite high costs, both economically and socially, internet shutdowns will remain a tool for authoritarian leaders. Kazakhstan has long manipulated the internet to stifle dissent.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, president of Kazakhstan, stands at a podium during a televised address.

August 22, 2018

Digital Policy
The Link Between More Internet Access and Frequent Internet Shutdowns

You might think that the country with the most internet shutdowns is an authoritarian dictatorship in the mold of Belarus. You would be wrong. 

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April 24, 2024

Cuba
U.S.-Cuba Relations

Cuba has long been a major foreign policy challenge for the United States. President Biden is the latest U.S. leader to grapple with how to balance democracy promotion with the desire for a better bi…

A man shows U.S. and Cuban flags at his house in Havana.

April 18, 2024

RealEcon
Baltimore Bridge Collapse Tests U.S. Supply Chains

The response to the temporary closure of the Port of Baltimore—from a deadly tanker collision—demonstrates the resilience of U.S. supply chains despite fears of costly disruptions.

A zoomed out view of the a cargo ship and the remains of a bridge, with a harbor in the background.

January 4, 2023

Technology and Innovation
Internet Governance Doublespeak: Western Governments and the Open Internet

Western democracies have often referenced the idea of an open and free internet while advocating policies which undermine that goal. The West needs to recalibrate their messaging to account for these…

A bald man adjusts a Canadian, German, U.S., Italian, French, and Japanese flag.