The local elections in Belarus are a strong indicator that Lukashenko’s regime is there to stay. Some oldfangled gimmicks help them win the needed votes.
Master's candidate at the CEU School of Public Policy, Svetlana Zens writes about the social scoring system: the new pastime in China’s society. With the government in charge as of 2020, it could turn into a torment.
William Jordan writes about the US cybersecurity implications of the 5G revolution. Jordan is a Master's candidate at the CEU School of Public Policy and he's taking the CMDS practicum course run by CMDS director Marius Dragomir at the CEU School of Public Policy.
In his article "Ideas are worth defending against dictators and theocrats", CMDS fellow Markos Kounalakis comments on the attack against Charlie Hebdo, and what the defence of ideas and free speech means in the 21st century.
This is the prepublication version of Phil Howard's response to the article by Ethan Zuckerman “New Media, New Civics?” published in Policy & Internet (2014: vol. 6, issue 2). Final version, with Zuckerman’s essay and other responses, here.
In his op-ed for The Sacramento Bee, entitled "Caracas and cars, energy and democracy", CMDS fellow Markos Kounalakis writes about the international implications of gas prices and the global energy future.
Gill Phillips, Director of Editorial Legal Services for Guardian News & Media Limited writes about practical considerations for journalists who use confidential sources.